Opinion ID: 1843606
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Heading: Case 1950917Petition for the Writ of Prohibition

Text: In this case, the State parties seek a writ of prohibition directing the trial judge to exercise no further jurisdiction of this litigation during the pendency of these appeals. As we noted elsewhere in this opinion, after the notices of appeal in this case were filed, the trial judge, among other things, appointed an independent monitor ... to oversee the implementation of the Remedy Plan. Our resolution of the substantive issues, as discussed above, obviates the need for the relief sought in this petition. The petition is, therefore, denied, subject to the conditions explained above, namely, that all proceedings in this case are to be stayed for one year from the date of this Court's certificate of judgment. In summary, the petitions for permission to appeal (cases 1950030 and 1950031) are granted. In cases 1950030, 1950031, 1950240, 1950241, 1950408, and 1950409 the judgment is affirmed in part and vacated in part, and the cause is remanded with directions to stay all proceedings in the action for one year, with the court's retaining jurisdiction to implement its Remedy Plan if necessary. The petition for the writ of prohibition (case 1950917) is denied. 1950030 PETITION GRANTED; AFFIRMED IN PART; VACATED IN PART; AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. 1950031 PETITION GRANTED; AFFIRMED IN PART; VACATED IN PART; AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. 1950240 AFFIRMED IN PART; VACATED IN PART; AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. 1950241 AFFIRMED IN PART; VACATED IN PART; AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. 1950408 AFFIRMED IN PART; VACATED IN PART; AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. 1950409 AFFIRMED IN PART; VACATED IN PART; AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. 1950917 PETITION DENIED. SHORES, KENNEDY, and INGRAM, JJ., concur. ALMON, J., concurs specially, with opinion. MADDOX, J., concurs in part and dissents in part, with opinion. HOUSTON, J., concurs in the result in part and dissents in part, with opinion. HOOPER, C.J., dissents, with opinion. BUTTS, J., recuses.