Case: Harris v. Yazoo County Board of Education

5:67-cv-01209 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: 1967

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Case Summary

[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] This is a case determining whether the Yazoo County School District’s existing plan of desegregation was effective in converting their previously racially segregated system to a unitary one. The case was filed in 1957, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

People

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Judge(s)

Lee, Tom Stewart (Mississippi)

Attorney for Defendant

Hopson, W. Briggs III (Mississippi)

Judge(s)

Lee, Tom Stewart (Mississippi)

Attorney for Defendant

Hopson, W. Briggs III (Mississippi)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

68-26501	Opinion Adams v. Matthews U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	Aug. 20, 1968	Aug. 20, 1968 Order/Opinion 403 F.2d 181
69-28030	Opinion U.S. v. Hinds County School Bd. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	July 3, 1969	July 3, 1969 Order/Opinion 417 F.2d 852
69-28030	Opinion U.S. v. Hinds County School Bd. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	Nov. 7, 1969	Nov. 7, 1969 Order/Opinion 423 F.2d 1264
7 5:67-cv-01209	2012 Annual Report to the Court for Yazoo City Municipal School District	Dec. 18, 2012	Dec. 18, 2012 Monitor/Expert/Receiver Report

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Docket

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Last updated March 23, 2026, 4:26 a.m.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
5	Oct. 12, 2011	ORDER denying 3 Motion for temporary restraining order, as set out herein. Signed by District Judge Tom S. Lee on 10/12/11 (LWE)	RECAP
11	Oct. 19, 2020	Notice (Other) - DO NOT USE FOR APPEALS OR DISCOVERY	RECAP
12	Oct. 19, 2020	Notice of Appearance	RECAP
13	Dec. 10, 2020	Notice (Other) - DO NOT USE FOR APPEALS OR DISCOVERY	RECAP
14	Dec. 10, 2020	Notice (Other) - DO NOT USE FOR APPEALS OR DISCOVERY	RECAP
15	Dec. 10, 2020	Notice (Other) - DO NOT USE FOR APPEALS OR DISCOVERY	RECAP
16	Aug. 22, 2023	Notice of Appearance	RECAP
17	Aug. 22, 2023	Notice (Other) - DO NOT USE FOR APPEALS OR DISCOVERY	RECAP
18	Aug. 22, 2023	Notice (Other) - DO NOT USE FOR APPEALS OR DISCOVERY	RECAP
19	Aug. 22, 2023	Notice (Other) - DO NOT USE FOR APPEALS OR DISCOVERY	RECAP
	Aug. 22, 2023	Docket Annotation
20	March 19, 2025	Notice (Other) - DO NOT USE FOR APPEALS OR DISCOVERY	RECAP
21	March 19, 2025	Notice (Other) - DO NOT USE FOR APPEALS OR DISCOVERY	RECAP