Case: Lemon v. Bossier Parish School Board

5:64-cv-10687 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Filed Date: 1965

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Case Summary

[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] This is a school desegregation lawsuit in which the parents of African-American children eligible to attend parish schools sued the Bossier Parish School Board and the district’s superintendent, and the United States sought to intervene. The case was filed in 1965, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

People

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Judge(s)

Hicks, S. Maurice (Louisiana)

Hunter, Edwin Ford Jr. (Louisiana)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Doar, John (District of Columbia)

Finkelstein, Joel M. (District of Columbia)

Greene, Harold H. (District of Columbia)

Judge(s)

Hicks, S. Maurice (Louisiana)

Hunter, Edwin Ford Jr. (Louisiana)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Doar, John (District of Columbia)

Finkelstein, Joel M. (District of Columbia)

Greene, Harold H. (District of Columbia)

Pollak, Stephen J. (District of Columbia)

Rubin, David (District of Columbia)

Shaheen, Edward L. (Louisiana)

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Documents in this case

5:64-cv-10687	Opinion	April 13, 1965	April 13, 1965 Order/Opinion 240 F.Supp. 709
5:64-cv-10687	Opinion	April 28, 1965	April 28, 1965 Order/Opinion 240 F.Supp. 743
65-22675	Brief for Appellee-Intervenor Bossier v. Lemon and United States U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	Aug. 7, 1965	Aug. 7, 1965 Pleading / Motion / Brief
65-22675	Opinion U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	Jan. 5, 1967	Jan. 5, 1967 Order/Opinion 370 F.2d 847
69-28745	Opinion U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	Dec. 12, 1969	Dec. 12, 1969 Order/Opinion 421 F.2d 121
71-30447	Opinion U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	June 17, 1971	June 17, 1971 Order/Opinion 444 F.2d 1400
5:64-cv-10687	Order and Judgment Lemon, United States of America, and Bossier Citizenship Education Program v. Bossier Parish School Board	March 29, 1977	March 29, 1977 Order/Opinion
78-01882	Opinion U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	Jan. 11, 1978	Jan. 11, 1978 Order/Opinion 566 F.2d 985

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ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	April 20, 2006	Remark	RECAP
1	April 20, 2006	Remark	RECAP
1	April 20, 2006	Remark	RECAP
3	Aug. 14, 2006	Letter	RECAP
3	Aug. 14, 2006	Letter	RECAP
3	Aug. 14, 2006	Letter	RECAP
2	Oct. 12, 2006	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
2	Oct. 12, 2006	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
2	Oct. 12, 2006	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
4	March 15, 2007	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
4	March 15, 2007	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
4	March 15, 2007	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
5	Oct. 11, 2007	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
5	Oct. 11, 2007	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
5	Oct. 11, 2007	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
6	Feb. 12, 2008	Motion to Substitute Attorney	RECAP
6	Feb. 12, 2008	Motion to Substitute Attorney	RECAP
6	Feb. 12, 2008	Motion to Substitute Attorney	RECAP
7	Feb. 15, 2008	Order on Motion to Substitute Attorney	RECAP
7	Feb. 15, 2008	Order on Motion to Substitute Attorney	RECAP
7	Feb. 15, 2008	Order on Motion to Substitute Attorney	RECAP
8	March 13, 2008	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
8	March 13, 2008	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
8	March 13, 2008	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
9	April 22, 2008	Motion for Miscellaneous Relief	RECAP
9	April 22, 2008	Motion for Miscellaneous Relief	RECAP
9	April 22, 2008	Motion for Miscellaneous Relief	RECAP
	April 22, 2008	Notice of Corrective Action
	April 22, 2008	Notice of Corrective Action
	April 22, 2008	Notice of Corrective Action
10	April 23, 2008	Notice of Motion Setting without oral argument (DEACTIVATED EVENT)	RECAP
10	April 23, 2008	Notice of Motion Setting without oral argument (DEACTIVATED EVENT)	RECAP
10	April 23, 2008	Notice of Motion Setting without oral argument (DEACTIVATED EVENT)	RECAP
11	May 12, 2008	Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief	RECAP
11	May 12, 2008	Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief	RECAP
11	May 12, 2008	Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief	RECAP
12	Oct. 15, 2008	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
12	Oct. 15, 2008	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
12	Oct. 15, 2008	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
13	March 13, 2009	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
13	March 13, 2009	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
13	March 13, 2009	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
14	April 3, 2009	Notice of Appearance	RECAP
14	April 3, 2009	Notice of Appearance	RECAP
14	April 3, 2009	Notice of Appearance	RECAP
15	Oct. 15, 2009	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
15	Oct. 15, 2009	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
15	Oct. 15, 2009	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
	Oct. 15, 2009	Manual Attachment Received
	Oct. 15, 2009	Manual Attachment Received
	Oct. 15, 2009	Manual Attachment Received
16	March 12, 2010	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
16	March 12, 2010	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
16	March 12, 2010	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
17	Oct. 15, 2010	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
17	Oct. 15, 2010	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
17	Oct. 15, 2010	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
	Oct. 15, 2010	Manual Attachment Received
	Oct. 15, 2010	Manual Attachment Received
	Oct. 15, 2010	Manual Attachment Received
18	March 15, 2011	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
18	March 15, 2011	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
18	March 15, 2011	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
19	Oct. 7, 2011	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
19	Oct. 7, 2011	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
19	Oct. 7, 2011	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
20	March 8, 2012	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
20	March 8, 2012	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
20	March 8, 2012	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
21	March 8, 2012	Remark	RECAP
21	March 8, 2012	Remark	RECAP
21	March 8, 2012	Remark	RECAP
22	April 30, 2012	Motion to Substitute Attorney	RECAP
22	April 30, 2012	Motion to Substitute Attorney	RECAP
22	April 30, 2012	Motion to Substitute Attorney	RECAP
23	May 2, 2012	Order on Motion to Substitute Attorney	RECAP
23	May 2, 2012	Order on Motion to Substitute Attorney	RECAP
23	May 2, 2012	Order on Motion to Substitute Attorney	RECAP
24	Oct. 15, 2012	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
24	Oct. 15, 2012	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
24	Oct. 15, 2012	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
25	March 7, 2013	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
25	March 7, 2013	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
25	March 7, 2013	Answer to Interrogatories	RECAP
	March 7, 2013	Manual Attachment Received
	March 7, 2013	Manual Attachment Received
	March 7, 2013	Manual Attachment Received
26	Oct. 15, 2013	Status Report	RECAP
26	Oct. 15, 2013	Status Report	RECAP
26	Oct. 15, 2013	Status Report	RECAP
27	March 6, 2014	Status Report	RECAP
27	March 6, 2014	Status Report	RECAP
27	March 6, 2014	Status Report	RECAP
28	Oct. 14, 2014	Status Report	RECAP
28	Oct. 14, 2014	Status Report	RECAP
28	Oct. 14, 2014	Status Report	RECAP
29	March 11, 2015	Status Report	RECAP
29	March 11, 2015	Status Report	RECAP
29	March 11, 2015	Status Report	RECAP
30	Oct. 15, 2015	Status Report	RECAP