Case Name: Shirley GAINES et al., Plaintiff-Appellants, v. DOUGHERTY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION et al., Defendant-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1971-06-07
Citations: 442 F.2d 1344
Docket Number: No. 30290
Parties: Shirley GAINES et al., Plaintiff-Appellants, v. DOUGHERTY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION et al., Defendant-Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 442
Pages: 1344–1345

Head Matter:
Shirley GAINES et al., Plaintiff-Appellants, v. DOUGHERTY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION et al., Defendant-Appellees.
No. 30290.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
June 7, 1971.
C. B. King, Elliot Holden, Albany, Ga., Jack Greenberg, Charles S. Ralston, Henry M. Aronson, Norman J. Chachkin, James M. Nabrit, III, New York City, for appellants.
J. W. Walters, Albany, Ga., for appel-lees.
Before BELL, AINSWORTH, and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
SY THE COURT:
The judgment of the district court as it relates to student assignment is vacated and the cause is remanded with direction that the district court require the school board forthwith to constitute and implement a student assignment plan that complies with the principles established in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklen-burg Board of Education, 1971, 402 U.S. 1, 91 S.Ct. 1267, 28 L.Ed.2d 554, insofar as they relate to the issues presented in this case.
The district court shall require the school boards to file semi-annual reports during the school year similar to those required in United States v. Hinds County School Board, 5 Cir., 1970, 433 F.2d 611, at 618-619.
The mandate shall issue forthwith.
Vacated and remanded with direction.