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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

TEXARKANA DIVISION

MARY TURNER, et al. PLAINTIFFS

v. Case No. 4:92-cv-4040

LAFAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al. DEFENDANTS

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION and

ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION INTERVENORS

ORDER

Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion to Adopt Response to Motion for Stay Pending 

Appeal. (ECF No. 80). The Court finds that no response is necessary.

On February 15, 2019, Intervenors Arkansas Department of Education and Arkansas State 

Board of Education (the “ADE and SBE”) filed a motion to stay the Court’s modification order 

dated January 17, 2019, pending the resolution of the ADE and SBE’s appeal of the same. On 

March 1, 2019, Defendant Lafayette County School District (“LCSD”) filed a response in 

opposition to that motion. On March 4, 2019, Plaintiffs filed the instant motion, asking the Court 

for leave to adopt by reference LCSD’s response and brief opposing the ADE and SBE’s motion 

to stay.

Upon consideration, the Court finds that good cause for the motion has been shown. 

Accordingly, Plaintiffs’ motion (ECF No. 80) is hereby GRANTED. The Court shall treat 

LCSD’s response and brief as having been adopted by reference by Plaintiffs.

IT IS SO ORDERED, this 5th day of March, 2019.

/s/ Susan O. Hickey 

Susan O. Hickey

Chief United States District Judge

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