Introduction:  Anatomy of
Carlin v. Board of Education

December 15, 1980

Carlin

Groundswell, an association of persons, along with six District students and their parents, intervened in opposition to court-ordered race balancing in the District schools, in behalf of similarly situated students, parents, and citizen-taxpayers. This opposition was presented formally at a hearing on July 16, 1981, and was reiterated throughout the pendency of the case. The White enrollment had declined to 55.4 percent.
 

December 19, 1980

Crawford v. Board of Education, 113 Cal.App.3d 633 (Crawford II), rendered, upholding the constitutionality of Proposition 1 which amended Section 7(a), Article I of the California Constitution.
 

September 10, 1981

Final Approval of School Board Desegregation Plan and Discharge of Writ of Mandate by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert B. Lopez in Crawford v. Board of Education, No. 822854.
 

September 15, 1981

Carlin

The Defendant Board, later joined by Groundswell, moved to terminate all court proceedings, (based on the Los Angeles Crawford Superior Court precedent), which was opposed by the Plaintiffs, and later denied.
 

June 30, 1982

Crawford v. Board of Educ., etc., 458 U.S. 527 (Crawford III) affirmed Crawford II.
 

May 21, 1985

Carlin

“Final” Order Re: Integration Plan (retaining jurisdiction).
 

May 4, 1989

Carlin

“Final” Order Re: Integration Plan, as Amended May 1989 (continuing order retaining Court jurisdiction).
 

May 11, 1990

Carlin

Groundswell intervenors applied to the Supreme Court, and, with consent of the parties, filed an amici curiae brief in support of the petitioning Board of Education of Oklahoma City Public Schools, presenting views in
 

Crawford v. Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles,
Los Angeles Superior Court No. 822,854 (1963-1981)
Los Angeles, California
 

Carlin v. Board of Education, San Diego Unified School District,
San Diego Superior Court No. 303800 (1967-1998)
San Diego, California
 

Crawford v. Board of Education, 113 Cal.App.3d 633 (1980)
Los Angeles, California
 

Crawford v. Los Angeles Board of Education, 458 U.S. 527 (1982)
Los Angeles, California
 

Dowell 

Board of Ed. of Oklahoma City v. Dowell, 498 U.S. 237 (1990)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Enstrom: filed amici curiae brief
 

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