United States v. State of Mississippi

211 F. App'x 296

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: December 22, 2006
• Docket: 05-61184
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

On appeal, Defendant-Appellant Simpson County School District (“the District”) asks this court to reverse the district court’s ruling that denied the District’s efforts to be declared unitary and the continuing court-supervised desegregation case against it dismissed. The district-court’s Memorandum Opinion and Order appealed from granted the District’s motion in part, declaring unitary status in the areas of student body compositions, transportation, extracurricular activities, and facilities. It denied unitary status, however, and thereby retained oversight, regarding faculty and staff assignments. The court thus retained jurisdiction under the consent decree and reserved the option to reevaluate the District’s position in one year.

Based on our extensive review of the record on appeal and the parties’ briefs, we perceive no reversible error of fact or law, and therefore affirm the ruling of the district court.

AFFIRMED.

* Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.