Court Opinion

ID: 9458585
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-04 20:56:24.520165+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:35:49.225613
License: Public Domain

PER CURIAM:
Except for the issue of counsel fees, which is reserved for resolution in the en banc hearing ordered in James v. Beaufort County Board of Education, No. 72-1065, Copeland v. School Board of Portsmouth, Virginia, Nos. 71-1993 and 71-1994, Thompson v. School Board of Newport News, Virginia, Nos. 71-2032 and 71-2033, and Bradley v. School Board of Richmond, Virginia, No. 71-1774, the orders of the District Court herein are affirmed for the reasons stated in its memorandum opinion. It is axiomatic that an ex parte order, entered without notice or hearing, and apparently viewed by the issuing Court itself more as a mere administrative entry rather than as a formal judicial order, will not support a plea of res judicata or authorize an es-toppel — and this is particularly true in a school integration case.
Affirmed.