Home/Case Law/Fourth Circuit/United States of America, and Richard Ganaway, Ii, a Minor, by His Father and Next Friend, Richard Ganaway Renee Gasden, a Minor, by Her Father and Next Friend, Raymond Gasden Tarsha Lucas, a Minor, by Her Mother and Next Friend, Catherine Williams Stacy Brown, a Minor Rotissa Renee Brown, a Minor Uganda Brown, a Minor by Their Mother and Next Friend, Louise Brown Mitchelle Buggs, a Minor Charlton Ancrum, a Minor, by Their Father and Next Friend, Henry Vernon Bernard Simmons a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Idell Simmons David Bonneau Annette Bonneau, a Minor Sharon Bonneau, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend Lorraine Bonneau Mona Lisa Lockhart, a Minor Dexter Smith, a Minor and Lichelle Lockhart, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend, Marthenia D. Lockhart Black School Children Attending Charleston County Public School Represented by Their Parents v. Charleston County School District State of South Carolina Charlie G. Williams, Superintendent, State Board of Education Abraham Funchess Joseph D. Parker R.B. Gentry T.C. Kistler John R. Stevenson Lucy B. Hayes Creighton G. Edwards Joyce Wimmer Howard F. Burkey Jack F. McIntosh Robert E. Livingston Jessie B. Schoolfield W. Buford Estes Louis O. Dore Anne K. Collins Wilbur F. Smith, Jr. Dolphus Carter, as Members of the State Board of Education Richard W. Riley, Governor and Chairman Thomas G. Mangum Marion Gressette Earl Morris Grady Patterson, as Members of the State Budget and Control Board, United States of America, and Richard Ganaway, Ii, a Minor, by His Father and Next Friend, Richard Ganaway Renee Gasden, a Minor, by Her Father and Next Friend, Raymond Gasden Tarsha Lucas, a Minor, by Her Mother and Next Friend, Catherine Williams Stacy Brown, a Minor Rotissa Renee Brown, a Minor Uganda Brown, a Minor by Their Mother and Next Friend, Louise Brown Mitchelle Buggs, a Minor Charlton Ancrum, a Minor, by Their Father and Next Friend, Henry Vernon Bernard Simmons a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Idell Simmons David Bonneau Annette Bonneau, a Minor Sharon Bonneau, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend Lorraine Bonneau Mona Lisa Lockhart, a Minor Dexter Smith, a Minor and Lichelle Lockhart, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend, Marthenia D. Lockhart Black School Children Attending Charleston County Public School Represented by Their Parents v. Charleston County School District State of South Carolina Charlie G. Williams, Superintendent, State Board of Education Abraham Funchess Joseph D. Parker R.B. Gentry T.C. Kistler John R. Stevenson Lucy B. Hayes Creighton G. Edwards Joyce Wimmer Howard F. Burkey Jack F. McIntosh Robert E. Livingston Jessie B. Schoolfield W. Buford Estes Louis O. Dore Anne K. Collins Wilbur F. Smith, Jr. Dolphus Carter, as Members of the State Board of Education Richard W. Riley, Governor and Chairman Thomas G. Mangum Marion Gressette Earl Morris Grady Patterson, as Members of the State Budget and Control Board
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No. 580879
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States of America, and Richard Ganaway, Ii, a Minor, by His Father and Next Friend, Richard Ganaway Renee Gasden, a Minor, by Her Father and Next Friend, Raymond Gasden Tarsha Lucas, a Minor, by Her Mother and Next Friend, Catherine Williams Stacy Brown, a Minor Rotissa Renee Brown, a Minor Uganda Brown, a Minor by Their Mother and Next Friend, Louise Brown Mitchelle Buggs, a Minor Charlton Ancrum, a Minor, by Their Father and Next Friend, Henry Vernon Bernard Simmons a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Idell Simmons David Bonneau Annette Bonneau, a Minor Sharon Bonneau, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend Lorraine Bonneau Mona Lisa Lockhart, a Minor Dexter Smith, a Minor and Lichelle Lockhart, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend, Marthenia D. Lockhart Black School Children Attending Charleston County Public School Represented by Their Parents v. Charleston County School District State of South Carolina Charlie G. Williams, Superintendent, State Board of Education Abraham Funchess Joseph D. Parker R.B. Gentry T.C. Kistler John R. Stevenson Lucy B. Hayes Creighton G. Edwards Joyce Wimmer Howard F. Burkey Jack F. McIntosh Robert E. Livingston Jessie B. Schoolfield W. Buford Estes Louis O. Dore Anne K. Collins Wilbur F. Smith, Jr. Dolphus Carter, as Members of the State Board of Education Richard W. Riley, Governor and Chairman Thomas G. Mangum Marion Gressette Earl Morris Grady Patterson, as Members of the State Budget and Control Board, United States of America, and Richard Ganaway, Ii, a Minor, by His Father and Next Friend, Richard Ganaway Renee Gasden, a Minor, by Her Father and Next Friend, Raymond Gasden Tarsha Lucas, a Minor, by Her Mother and Next Friend, Catherine Williams Stacy Brown, a Minor Rotissa Renee Brown, a Minor Uganda Brown, a Minor by Their Mother and Next Friend, Louise Brown Mitchelle Buggs, a Minor Charlton Ancrum, a Minor, by Their Father and Next Friend, Henry Vernon Bernard Simmons a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Idell Simmons David Bonneau Annette Bonneau, a Minor Sharon Bonneau, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend Lorraine Bonneau Mona Lisa Lockhart, a Minor Dexter Smith, a Minor and Lichelle Lockhart, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend, Marthenia D. Lockhart Black School Children Attending Charleston County Public School Represented by Their Parents v. Charleston County School District State of South Carolina Charlie G. Williams, Superintendent, State Board of Education Abraham Funchess Joseph D. Parker R.B. Gentry T.C. Kistler John R. Stevenson Lucy B. Hayes Creighton G. Edwards Joyce Wimmer Howard F. Burkey Jack F. McIntosh Robert E. Livingston Jessie B. Schoolfield W. Buford Estes Louis O. Dore Anne K. Collins Wilbur F. Smith, Jr. Dolphus Carter, as Members of the State Board of Education Richard W. Riley, Governor and Chairman Thomas G. Mangum Marion Gressette Earl Morris Grady Patterson, as Members of the State Budget and Control Board
No. 580879 · Decided March 27, 1992
No. 580879·Fourth Circuit · 1992·
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Case Details
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
March 27, 1992
Citation
No. 580879
Disposition
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United States of America, and Richard Ganaway, Ii, a Minor, by His Father and Next Friend, Richard Ganaway Renee Gasden, a Minor, by Her Father and Next Friend, Raymond Gasden Tarsha Lucas, a Minor, by Her Mother and Next Friend, Catherine Williams Stacy Brown, a Minor Rotissa Renee Brown, a Minor Uganda Brown, a Minor by Their Mother and Next Friend, Louise Brown Mitchelle Buggs, a Minor Charlton Ancrum, a Minor, by Their Father and Next Friend, Henry Vernon Bernard Simmons a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Idell Simmons David Bonneau Annette Bonneau, a Minor Sharon Bonneau, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend Lorraine Bonneau Mona Lisa Lockhart, a Minor Dexter Smith, a Minor and Lichelle Lockhart, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend, Marthenia D. Lockhart Black School Children Attending Charleston County Public School Represented by Their Parents v. Charleston County School District State of South Carolina Charlie G. Williams, Superintendent, State Board of Education Abraham Funchess Joseph D. Parker R.B. Gentry T.C. Kistler John R. Stevenson Lucy B. Hayes Creighton G. Edwards Joyce Wimmer Howard F. Burkey Jack F. McIntosh Robert E. Livingston Jessie B. Schoolfield W. Buford Estes Louis O. Dore Anne K. Collins Wilbur F. Smith, Jr. Dolphus Carter, as Members of the State Board of Education Richard W. Riley, Governor and Chairman Thomas G. Mangum Marion Gressette Earl Morris Grady Patterson, as Members of the State Budget and Control Board, United States of America, and Richard Ganaway, Ii, a Minor, by His Father and Next Friend, Richard Ganaway Renee Gasden, a Minor, by Her Father and Next Friend, Raymond Gasden Tarsha Lucas, a Minor, by Her Mother and Next Friend, Catherine Williams Stacy Brown, a Minor Rotissa Renee Brown, a Minor Uganda Brown, a Minor by Their Mother and Next Friend, Louise Brown Mitchelle Buggs, a Minor Charlton Ancrum, a Minor, by Their Father and Next Friend, Henry Vernon Bernard Simmons a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Idell Simmons David Bonneau Annette Bonneau, a Minor Sharon Bonneau, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend Lorraine Bonneau Mona Lisa Lockhart, a Minor Dexter Smith, a Minor and Lichelle Lockhart, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend, Marthenia D. Lockhart Black School Children Attending Charleston County Public School Represented by Their Parents v. Charleston County School District State of South Carolina Charlie G. Williams, Superintendent, State Board of Education Abraham Funchess Joseph D. Parker R.B. Gentry T.C. Kistler John R. Stevenson Lucy B. Hayes Creighton G. Edwards Joyce Wimmer Howard F. Burkey Jack F. McIntosh Robert E. Livingston Jessie B. Schoolfield W. Buford Estes Louis O. Dore Anne K. Collins Wilbur F. Smith, Jr. Dolphus Carter, as Members of the State Board of Education Richard W. Riley, Governor and Chairman Thomas G. Mangum Marion Gressette Earl Morris Grady Patterson, as Members of the State Budget and Control Board is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for United States of America, and Richard Ganaway, Ii, a Minor, by His Father and Next Friend, Richard Ganaway Renee Gasden, a Minor, by Her Father and Next Friend, Raymond Gasden Tarsha Lucas, a Minor, by Her Mother and Next Friend, Catherine Williams Stacy Brown, a Minor Rotissa Renee Brown, a Minor Uganda Brown, a Minor by Their Mother and Next Friend, Louise Brown Mitchelle Buggs, a Minor Charlton Ancrum, a Minor, by Their Father and Next Friend, Henry Vernon Bernard Simmons a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Idell Simmons David Bonneau Annette Bonneau, a Minor Sharon Bonneau, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend Lorraine Bonneau Mona Lisa Lockhart, a Minor Dexter Smith, a Minor and Lichelle Lockhart, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend, Marthenia D. Lockhart Black School Children Attending Charleston County Public School Represented by Their Parents v. Charleston County School District State of South Carolina Charlie G. Williams, Superintendent, State Board of Education Abraham Funchess Joseph D. Parker R.B. Gentry T.C. Kistler John R. Stevenson Lucy B. Hayes Creighton G. Edwards Joyce Wimmer Howard F. Burkey Jack F. McIntosh Robert E. Livingston Jessie B. Schoolfield W. Buford Estes Louis O. Dore Anne K. Collins Wilbur F. Smith, Jr. Dolphus Carter, as Members of the State Board of Education Richard W. Riley, Governor and Chairman Thomas G. Mangum Marion Gressette Earl Morris Grady Patterson, as Members of the State Budget and Control Board, United States of America, and Richard Ganaway, Ii, a Minor, by His Father and Next Friend, Richard Ganaway Renee Gasden, a Minor, by Her Father and Next Friend, Raymond Gasden Tarsha Lucas, a Minor, by Her Mother and Next Friend, Catherine Williams Stacy Brown, a Minor Rotissa Renee Brown, a Minor Uganda Brown, a Minor by Their Mother and Next Friend, Louise Brown Mitchelle Buggs, a Minor Charlton Ancrum, a Minor, by Their Father and Next Friend, Henry Vernon Bernard Simmons a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Idell Simmons David Bonneau Annette Bonneau, a Minor Sharon Bonneau, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend Lorraine Bonneau Mona Lisa Lockhart, a Minor Dexter Smith, a Minor and Lichelle Lockhart, a Minor, by Their Mother and Next Friend, Marthenia D. Lockhart Black School Children Attending Charleston County Public School Represented by Their Parents v. Charleston County School District State of South Carolina Charlie G. Williams, Superintendent, State Board of Education Abraham Funchess Joseph D. Parker R.B. Gentry T.C. Kistler John R. Stevenson Lucy B. Hayes Creighton G. Edwards Joyce Wimmer Howard F. Burkey Jack F. McIntosh Robert E. Livingston Jessie B. Schoolfield W. Buford Estes Louis O. Dore Anne K. Collins Wilbur F. Smith, Jr. Dolphus Carter, as Members of the State Board of Education Richard W. Riley, Governor and Chairman Thomas G. Mangum Marion Gressette Earl Morris Grady Patterson, as Members of the State Budget and Control Board in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on March 27, 1992.
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