Original Court Documents - Page 3
Plaintiffs’ Reply Brief
November 1, 1945. This reply brief, submitted by the plaintiffs presents arguments against those presented by the defendants in their reply brief of October 17, 1945.
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Conclusions of the Court
February 18, 1946. In this document Judge McCormick laid out his conclusions. It includes an explanation of the questions raised by the case and cites specific legal precedents as the basis for his conclusions.
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Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
March 21, 1946. This document presents the facts and legal conclusions that Judge McCormick arrived at over the course of the trial.
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Judgment and Injunction
March 21, 1946. This document includes the Judge McCormick’s decision that the school districts had in fact illegally segregated students and barred them from doing so in the future.
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Respondents Objections to Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
March 26, 1946. The Orange County Counsel filed this objection to the Findings of Fact for not including a finding that the separate school facilities were equal in all ways.
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Ruling on Respondent’s Objection to Findings of Facts and Conclusions
March 29, 1946. This document records Judge McCormick’s overruling of the objection to the Findings of Fact filed by Orange County.
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Notice of Appeal
March 30, 1946. This document gives notice to the court and the plantiffs that the defendants would file an appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Appeal Bond
March 30, 1946. This certifies that the families who brought the case had arranged for a bond to cover the cost of the appeal if the Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the School Districts.
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Respondents Statement of Points Which They Intend to Reply on Appeal
April 5, 1946. This filing outlined the issues that the school districts planned to use to appeal the District Court’s ruling.
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