Court Opinion

ID: 8947042
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-11-27 08:27:30.319488+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:09:52.262944
License: Public Domain

ROSS, Circuit Judge, concurring.
I concur in Judge Gibson’s opinion but write separately to emphasize to the parties in this case the importance of the admonition in footnote 30.
At the time of argument it was my understanding that a voluntary interdistrict program, patterned along the lines of the St. Louis program was a real possibility. It would now appear that some of the districts are not moving forward with this plan.
In my opinion the failure to organize and implement this program would be a very significant factor in determining discriminatory intent in the future litigation which is certain to result from the further processing of this case. The St. Louis program would be a useful model for the actions to be taken by all the Missouri districts which are parties to this action.