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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights (Employment Discrimination)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Rachel Castro, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

 

vs.

High School District #210 aka

Phoenix Union High School

District #210, et al., 

Defendants. 

 United States of America,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Phoenix Union High School 

District #210, et al.,

Defendants. ______________________________

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No. 82-302-PHX-RCB

 85-1249-PHX-RCB

 O R D E R

Familiarity with this protracted litigation is presumed 

A brief recitation of fairly recent events will, however, place

this dismissal order in context.

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Following an evidentiary hearing regarding unitary

status, by order dated May 24, 2005, this court expressly “found

that the Phoenix Union High School District (. . . “the

District”) has complied with the obligations under the Consent

Decree, that it has remedied the vestiges of the past dual system

to the extent practicable and that the District, through its

administrators and Governing Board has demonstrated a good faith

commitment to maintaining a unitary and non-discriminatory school

system[.]” Doc. 138 at 1-2. Based upon that finding the court

entered a multi-faceted order, several aspects of which are

particularly relevant at this juncture. 

First of all the court retained only limited

jurisdiction. More specifically, it “retain[ed] jurisdiction and

oversight over this case . . . only until the District gives

notice to the parties and the Court that it has completed

construction of the new high school to be built on Baseline at

56th Avenue[.]” Id. at 2, ¶ 1(emphasis added). Second, the court

ordered that “upon completion of th[at] new full service high

school, no further [status] reports [as to design and

construction of that school] shall be filed[.]” Id. at 2, ¶ 3. 

Third, the court expressly ordered dismissal “when the District

files its notice of completion of the new full-service high

school[.]” Id. at 3, ¶ 7. 

On August 8, 2007, the District filed and served upon

the parties the required “Notice of Completion of Betty H.

Fairfax High School[.]” See Doc. 140. Thus, in accordance with

this court’s May 25, 2005 order, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

(1) this action shall be DISMISSED;

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(2) “all earlier orders [in this action are] VACATED[,]”

doc. 138 at 3, ¶ 7 (emphasis added); and

(3) this court is WITHDRAWING its “federal supervision

over the Phoenix Union High School District (subject only to the

retention of ancillary jurisdiction as set forth in paragraphs 4,

5 and 6 [of the court’s May 24, 2005 order][.]” Id.

DATED this 4th day of February, 2008.

Copies to all counsel of record

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