United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

 

No. 97-3784

 

Michael C. Liddell, a minor, by *

Minnie Liddell, his mother and next *

friend; Kendra Liddell, a minor, *

by Minnie Liddell, her mother and next *

friend; Minnie Liddell; Roderick D. *

LeGrand, a minor, by Lois LeGrand, *

his mother and next friend; Lois *

LeGrand; Clodis Yarber, a minor, by *

Samuel Yarber, his father and next * Appeal from the United

States

friend; Samuel Yarber; Earline Caldwell; * District Court for the

Lillie Caldwell; Gwendolyn Daniels; * Eastern District of

Missouri.

National Association for the *

Advancement of Colored People; * 

[UNPUBLISHED]

United States of America, *

*

 Plaintiffs-Appellees, *

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City of St. Louis, *

*

 Plaintiff, *

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v. *

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The Board of Education of the City of *

St. Louis; Hattie R. Jackson, President, *

The Board of Education of the City of *

St. Louis; Rev. Earl E. Nance, Jr., a *

member of the Board of Education of *

the City of St. Louis; Renni B. Shuter, *

a member of the Board of Education *

of the City of St. Louis; Paula V. *
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Smith, a member of the Board of Educa- *

tion of the City of St. Louis; Dr. Albert *

D. Bender, Sr., a member of the Board *

of Education of the City of St. Louis; *

Eddie G. Davis, a member of the Board *

of Education of the City of St. Louis; *

Dr. John P. Mahoney, a member of the *

Board of Education of the City of St. *

Louis; Marybeth McBryan, a member *

of the Board of Education of the City *

of St. Louis; Thomas M. Nolan, a *

member of the Board of Education of *

the City of St. Louis; William Purdy, a *

member of the Board of Education of *

the City of St. Louis; Robbyn G. Wahby, *

a member of the Board of Education of *

the City of St. Louis; Madye Henson *

Whithead, a member of the Board of *

Education of the City of St. Louis; *

Dr. Cleveland Hammonds, Jr., Super- *

intendent of Schools for the City of St. *

Louis, *

*

 Defendants-Appellees, *

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Ronald Leggett, St. Louis Collector of *

Revenue, *

 Defendant, *

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State of Missouri; Mel Carnahan, *

Governor of the State of Missouri; *

Jeremiah (Jay) W. Nixon, Attorney *

General; Bob Holden, Treasurer; *

Richard A. Hanson, Commissioner of *

Administration; Robert E. Bartman, *

Commissioner of Education; Missouri *

State Board of Education, and its *

members; Thomas R. Davis; *
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Sharon M. Williams; Peter F. *

Herschend; Jacqueline D. Wellington; *

Betty E. Preston; Russell V. Thompson; *

Rice Pete Burns; William Kahn, *

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Defendant-Appellants,*

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Special School District of St. Louis *

County, *

*

 Defendant,*

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Affton Board of Education; Bayless *

Board of Education; Brentwood *

Board of Education; Clayton Board of *

Education; Ferguson-Florissant Board *

of Education; Hancock Place Board of *

Education; Hazelwood Board of *

Education; Jennings Board of Education; *

Kirkwood Board of Education; Ladue *

Board of Education; Lindbergh Board of *

Education; Maplewood-Richmond *

Heights Board of Education; Mehlville *

Board of Education; Normandy Board *

of Education; Parkway Board of *

Education; Pattonville Board of Educa- *

tion; Ritenour Board of Education; *

Riverview Gardens Board of Education; *

Rockwood Board of Education; *

University City Board of Education; *

Valley Park Board of Education; *

Webster Groves Board of Education; *

Wellston Board of Education, *

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Defendants-Appellees,*

 

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St. Louis County; Buzz Westfall, County *

Executive; James Baker, Director of *
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Administration, St. Louis County, *

Missouri; Robert H. Peterson, Collector *

of St. Louis County "Contract Account," *

St. Louis County, Missouri; The St. * 

Louis Career Education District; *

*

 Defendants,*

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St. Louis Teachers' Union, Local 420, *

AFT, AFL-CIO, *

*

 Intervenor Below. *

 

Submitted: February 25, 1998

 Filed: April 13, 1998

 

Before MCMILLIAN, HEANEY, and FAGG, Circuit Judges.

 

PER CURIAM

Pursuant to the motion of the State of Missouri, the above-entitled matter is

dismissed. See Fed. R. App. P. 42(b).

A true copy.

Attest:

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT.