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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Roy and Josie Fisher, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

United States of America,

Plaintiff-Intervenor,

v.

Anita Lohr, et al.,

Defendants,

and

Sidney L. Sutton, et al.,

Defendants-Intervenors,

CV 74-90 TUC DCB

(Lead Case)

Maria Mendoza, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

United States of America,

Plaintiff-Intervenor,

v.

Tucson Unified School District No. One, et al.,

Defendants.

CV 74-204 TUC DCB

(Consolidated Case)

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SPECIAL MASTER’S SUPPLEMENT TO AUGUST 22, 2016 REPORT

AND RECOMMENDATION RELATED TO THE 2016-17 BUDGET

In the Special Master’s August 22, 2016 Report and Recommendation dealing with the 

2016-17 budget (Doc. 1954), one issue of contention that was noted was the concern by the 

Mendoza plaintiffs that the District was decreasing the number of sections of Advanced 

Placement (“AP”) courses thereby reducing African American and Latino students’ opportunities 

to enroll in an AP course. In the R&R, the Special Master reported that the number of AP class 

sections was not available at the time the R&R was submitted. 

The District has now provided a list of the number of course sections available at each of 

the high schools. There has been a net increase of 20 sections compared to 2015-16 – two 

schools lost a total of four sections, two schools have the same number and five schools have a 

combined increase of 24. Two-thirds of the additional sections were implemented at University 

High School where most academic courses are offered as AP courses. 

This information does not cause the Special Master to revise the recommendations in the 

R&R. However, this information, along with actual enrollment, will be considered in the Special 

Master’s R&R on District progress in implementing Advanced Learning Experiences. That R&R 

will be filed this fall. 

Dated: August 31, 2016

Respectfully submitted,

_____ ___ /s/_____________

Willis D. Hawley

Special Master

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on August 31, 2016, I electronically submitted the foregoing SPECIAL 

MASTER’S SUPPLEMENT TO AUGUST 22, 2016 REPORT AND 

RECOMMENDATION RELATED TO THE 2016-17 BUDGET for filing and 

transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants:

J. William Brammer, Jr. 

wbrammer@rllaz.com

P. Bruce Converse 

bconverse@steptoe.com, 

Oscar S. Lizardi 

olizardi@rllaz.com

Michael J. Rusing 

mrusing@rllaz.com

Patricia V. Waterkotte

pvictory@rllaz.com

Rubin Salter, Jr.

rsjr@aol.com

Kristian H. Salter

kristian.salter@azbar.org

Zoe Savitsky

Zoe.savitsky@usdoj.gov

Anurima Bhargava

Anurima.bhargava@usdoj.gov

Lois D. Thompson

lthompson@proskauer.com

Andrew H. Marks for 

Dr. Willis D. Hawley, 

Special Master

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