# Jerry Lockett v. Board of Education of Muscogee County

> Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · May 28, 1971 · 442 F.2d 1336

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/296774

## Case

- **Full name:** Jerry LOCKETT Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF MUSCOGEE COUNTY Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- **Decided:** May 28, 1971
- **Citations:** 442 F.2d 1336; 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 9935
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion
- **Judges:** Bell, Ainsworth, Godbold
- **Cited by:** 4 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

PER CURIAM:
The issue presented on this appeal having been mooted, the cause is remanded with direction that the district court require the school board forthwith to constitute and implement a student and faculty assignment plan that complies with the principles established in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 1971, 402 U.S. 1 , 91 S.Ct. 1267 , 28 L.Ed.2d 554 . As to faculty assignment, see also Singleton v. Jackson Municipal School District, 5 Cir., 1970, 419 F.2d 1211 ; Carter v. West Feliciana Parish School Board, 5 Cir., 1970, 432 F.2d 875 .
The district court shall require the school board 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 619 .
The mandate shall issue forthwith.
Remanded with direction.

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