After the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held both Barnett and Lieutenant Governor Paul B. Johnson , Jr. in contempt with fines of more than $ 10,000 for each day they refused to allow Meredith to enroll , Meredith , escorted by a force of U.S. Marshals , entered the campus on September 30 , 1962 .
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Barnett and Lieutenant Governor Paul B. Johnson , Jr. in contempt , with fines of more than $ 10,000 for each day they refused to allow Meredith to enroll .