United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

_____________ No. 97-3480WM

_____________ G. Hugh Wamble, * * Plaintiff-Appellee, * * Verline Cobbins; Alma V. Burt; Helen * M. Hardiman; Odessa Hill; Mae Bell * Washington; Dorothy H. McDonald; * Bernether Macklin; Frank Calcote; * Russel M. Bradly; Walter A. Reed; * Robert G. Parsons, Jr.; Roy A. Dickie; * William C. Heck, Jr.; Clarence E. * Shockley; Clinton Smith; Mack E. * Appeals from the United States McCorkle; John A. Souris; Clyde * District Court for the Western Morton; Lee Shearer; Paule H. Linhardt; * District of Missouri. August Trost; Roy E. Willey; Forrest F. * McBaine; Carl C. Desmond; Lyle * [PUBLISHED] Kenneth Vale; W. Carter Durbin; Jack * C. Collister; Eldon J. Cusic; Jack * Furlong; Dennis Hammontree; Thomas * C. Hurt; Jim S. Noel; Duane C. Purdy; * Larry McCrory; Joseph E. Sheets, Jr.; * Joseph E. Stewart; Marcus W. Doughty, * * Intervenor Plaintiffs- * Appellees, * * v. * * Ernest Boyer; Harmon R. Goldberg; * John H. Rodriguez; Joseph J. Vopelak; * Blue Hills Homes Corporation; John P. *-2-

Cole; Richard W. Riley, Secretary of * U.S. Department of Education; United * States Department of Justice, * * Defendants-Appellants, * * Pauline Ferguson; Dempster Ferguson; * Eddie Jimmons; Bernice Jimmons; Neal * Plantz; Rose Plantz; Delores Snipes; * Robert Torry; Rebecca Torry; Leon * Vanderfeltz; Rita Vanderfeltz; Raphael * Zapien; Hope Zapien, * * Intervenor Defendants- * Appellants. *

_____________ No. 97-3671WM

_____________ G. Hugh Wamble, * * Plaintiff-Appellee, * * Verline Cobbins; Alma V. Burt; Helen * M. Hardiman; Odessa Hill; Mae Bell * Washington; Dorothy H. McDonald; * Bernether Macklin; Frank Calcote; * Russel M. Bradly; Walter A. Reed; * Robert G. Parsons, Jr.; Roy A. Dickie; * William C. Heck, Jr.; Clarence E. * Shockley; Clinton Smith; Mack E. * McCorkle; John A. Souris; Clyde * Morton; Lee Shearer; Paule H. Linhardt; * August Trost; Roy E. Willey; Forrest F. * McBaine; Carl C. Desmond; Lyle *-3-

Kenneth Vale; W. Carter Durbin; Jack * C. Collister; Eldon J. Cusic; Jack * Furlong; Dennis Hammontree; Thomas * C. Hurt; Jim S. Noel; Duane C. Purdy; * Larry McCrory; Joseph E. Sheets, Jr.; * Joseph E. Stewart; Marcus W. Doughty, * * Intervenor Plaintiffs- * Appellees, * * v. * * Ernest Boyer; Harmon R. Goldberg; * John H. Rodriguez; Joseph J. Vopelak; * Blue Hills Homes Corporation; John P. * Cole; Richard W. Riley, Secretary of * U.S. Department of Education; United * States Department of Justice, * * Defendants, * * Pauline Ferguson, * * Intervenor Defendant- * Appellant, * * Dempster Ferguson; Eddie Jimmons; * Bernice Jimmons; Neal Plantz; Rose * Plantz, * * Intervenor Defendants, * * Delores Snipes, * * Intervenor Defendant- * Appellant, * *-4-

Robert Torry; Rebecca Torry, * * Intervenor Defendants, * * Leon Vanderfeltz; Rita Vanderfeltz; * Raphael Zapien; Hope Zapien, * * Intervenor Defendants- * Appellants. *

_____________ Submitted: March 11, 1998

Filed: March 18, 1998

_____________ Before McMILLIAN, FAGG, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

_____________ PER CURIAM. The court has considered the briefs of the parties and heard oral argument. Our decision is guided by the Supreme Court's recent decision in Agostini v. Felton, 117 S. Ct. 1997 (1997). In light ofAgostini, we conclude the injunction implemented by the districtcourt in August 1985 enjoining the Secretary of Education from providing instructional

services in private religious schools must be dissolved. We thus reverse the district court and remand this case with instructions to vacate the injunction. A true copy.

Attest:

CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.