Court filings concerning Office of Desegregation Management report, ''Rezoning of Schools in the Sherwood Area of the Pulaski County Special School District (PCSSD)'', motion for extended time to file responses, and a situation involving a child in the Little Rock School District.

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<dcterms_description>District Court, joint stipulation; District Court, order; District Court, notice of filing, Office of Desegregation Management report, ''Rezoning of Schools in the Sherwood Area of the Pulaski County Special School District (PCSSD)''; Court of Appeals, motion for extension of time in which to file reply and response to cross-appeal; District Court, motion; District Court, order; a situation involving a child of the Little Rock School District. This transcript was create using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and may contain some errors. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT V. CASE NO. 4:82CV00866 WRW PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, ET AL. MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, ET AL. KA THERINE KNIGHT, ET AL. JOINT STIPULATION RECEIVED JAN G 200~ OFFIC~ OF DESEGREGA110N MON\10R\NG PLAINTIFF DEFENDANTS INTER VEN ORS INTERVENORS On December 23, 2003, the Pulaski County Special School District No. I (PCSSD) filed a motion seeking court approval for "two temporary portable buildings at Sylvan Hills High School." The Joshua Intervenors, having been sufficiently informed regarding capacity figures, school assignments, transfer practices, and the racial balance at Sylvan Hills High School which now exceeds 40% African American students, and the PCSSD seek prompt approval of the motion because of exigent necessity for the requested additional school facilities. These two parties hereby stipulate that the PCSSD request is meritorious and that it will not otherwise undermine existing desegregation and education obligations of the PCSSD. WHEREFORE, these parties respectfully request that the Court approve the PCS SD motion. M:,,Samuel Jones, III,,AR Bar No. 76060 Respectfully s~_pmitted,, / . C. ---,X'f-_/ .. , &lt;- &lt;.:..-., I~ ~: / .:..' X,::. u ?'\....A..,,..._. v I .. L---' v l-'-- '- r( _,t__ _ Jo}:in W. Walker, AR Bar No. 64046 / l_ .. / WRIGHT, LINDSEY &amp; JENNINGS 2200 Worthen Bank Building 200 West Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 371-0808 (501) 376-9442 (Fax) Attorney for the Pulaski County Special Special School District JOHN W. WALKER, P.A. 1723 Broadway Little Rock, Arkansas 72206 (501) 374-3758 (501) 374-4187 (Fax) Attorney for Joshua lntervenors CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE On January 7, 2004, a copy of the foregoing was served via U.S. mail on each of the following: Mr. John W. Walker John W. Walker, P.A. 1723 Broadway Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Christopher Heller Friday, Eldredge &amp; Clark 2000 Regions Center 400 West Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Ms. Ann Brown Marshall QOM One Union National Plaza 124 West Capitol, Suite 1895 Little Rock, AR 72201 Judge J. Thomas Ray U.S. District Courthouse 600 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 149 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 249234-v1 Mr. Mark A. Hagemeier Assistant Attorney General Arkansas Attorney General's Office 323 Center Street, Suite 200 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Stephen W. Jones 3400 TCBY Tower 425 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Clayton Blackstock Mr. Mark Burnett 1010 W. Third Street Little Rock, AR 72201 M. Samu~I Jones Ill ( / - -,_____ _/ 2 r~~ THE L~lITED STATES D1STPJ:CT C01JRT T"' , _.._,..._",T ~.--_..,....,..,-.._ "..-, J _,.r' .": -...'I'(" t &lt;"' ,.t\..::&gt; .l L.l'\.l 'I v.1..:, .l ~'--.l vr .a~""r\..::, i..iTTi.E ROCK DiV1SiQ7; LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT V. No. 4:82CV00866 WRW/JTR PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, ET AL. MRS. LO!H'NE JOSHUA, ET AL. Ki~"'TP...EPJNE Kl\qIGHT, ET .A .. L. ORDER Fu en ILL-U' 'I c:" M I CTOl(""T r.()URT eASTEi:tN 01s'rR1c, ARKANSAS JAN - 9 200~ 6y ---------;:;;c"Ecprc~LE"'RR,&lt; PLAiNT.iFF DEFENDANTS INTERVENORS INTER VEN ORS Pending is Puiaski County Special Schooi District's Motion for Two Temporary Portable Building at Sylvan Hills School (Doc. No. 3826). No parties have Objected to the t'CSSD's motion, and their time for doing so has now expired. ln its motion, PCSSIJ requests authorization to lease two portable bmldings for the second semester and for the 2004-2005 school year at Sylvan .Hills High School. due to the unexpected increase m enrollment ct,:u-ing the current school year. PCSSD and the Joshua lntervenors have stipulated (Doc. !'To . 3828) that the request is meritorious a.~d ,.vill not underrr1ine eristing A t"-,...,.. _ _ ,., ...__._: ,,.. _ ,.._,..J ...,,.:: ,,,..,.. .., ; __ .,.. t..1 ; __ ._ :...., _ .... ,,.. .&amp;'-1., - D/'""-C"C,~ '-"'--.:,"-'!'S"""!S"'UUJ.J. a.u.u. .... uu.\..a\.J.UJ.L UUHl!!::,aUU.iL,=:, U.L UJ.C ),. \...,..JLH . ./. Because no parties have objected to the motion and based on the stipulation between PCSSD and the Joshua intervenors. the PCSSD's Motion for Two Temporary Portabie Building at Sylvan Hills School is GRANTED. .,......_ IT IS SO ORDERED this 9th day of January, 2004. , / / -~J~ . It I fl /4 r ~..--- _ ---f If {/f.,,1 / VIA.~ /IV IJ ~ UNITED ST A TES DISTRICT JUDGE WM. R. WILSON. JR. TO: DATE: JTNTTED ~T ATF.~ fl!~'T'R lf'"f ( ,(ll l R'T' EASTJ!,RN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS Chris .Heller Sam Iones ~teve Jones John Walker Timothy Gauger Mark Hagemeier l1 nn tv1'o.-Qho 11 liK ., ..... t,. D-. -. - o +4-.o '- "' "''""'-'-A),, J-''"4.1. AA"-''-'-\,,, I__, () I L ~ -../ Telephone: 501-604-5140 F:ix Nnrnher: S01-604 Sl 49 376-2147 3 76-9442 375-1027 374-4187 682-2591 6R2-2591 371-0!00 .".l, .',~.., 10Af\ J.. .T V There are 0ages, including this Cover Sheet, being sent by this facsimile transmission. -4 /} ,4 ~ . ~ , #' ,~L- -~7~,V-, 'II .~,,- 1 // Ottice of Judge Wm. R. Wi1s9)( Jr. U.S. District Court / 600 West Capitol. RoOI#23 Little Rock, Arkam a" 72?0) ,~1att ~1orgaJl, LRSD La1vv Clerk: t;" A'I r l"\ A :; &lt;t A 1 JV J VV"?~ J "? .( I I I I I I I I Ill I I I I I I I REZONING OF SCHOOLS IN THE SHERWOOD AREA OF THE PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Ann S. Marshall Federal Monitor SECOND UPDATE January 14, 2004 Office of Desegregation Monitoring United States District Court Little Rock, Arkansas Horace R. Smith Associate Monitor L... L... u u.,. J. J. ,. WILL BOND cone &amp; ~namcer11n BOND &amp;. CHAMBERLIN TRIAL LAWYERS 602 W. MAIN JACKS0t14"Yl~LE, AAiW'iJSAS 72U76 501 J 882 - 9414 p.2 NEIL CHAMBERLIN January 22, 2004 TELEPHONE: (501) 982.9081 FAX: (501) 982-9414 VIA FAX (314)244-2780 Michael E. Gans, Clerk Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals 24.329 Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse 111 S. 10~ Street St. Louis, MO 63101 (314) 244-2400 RE: United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, Case No. 03-3088 - Motion for Extension Dear Mr. Gans : Attached is a Motion for Extension of Time in the abovereferenced case. Please file and return a file-marked copy to me. Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. TWB:ab Atch(s) cc: Greg Bollen Sam Jones Scott Smith Christopher Heller John W. Walker P.A. Mark Burnette Stephen Jones Ann Marshall Karla Burnett Tim Gauger With Warmest Regards, Will Bond l.sc.hool district detach.ment.e1ghth circuic.appeal\clerk.jan.22. 04 uu 11u ac wr1c:1mue r - 1 1 n l!:&gt;Ul I 982 - 9414 m..TITED STATES COURT OF ~-.?PEALS ~OR TE:E XIGHTK CIR~ul~ LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAINT:tFF V. No. 03-3088 PULASKI COO?,.'TY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRXCT NO. 1, ET AL. MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, ET AL. KATHERUm KNIGHT, ET AL. GREG BOLLEN, ET AL. APPELLBES INTERVENORS INTERVENOR$ APPELLANTS MOTION POR BXTlfflSION OF TIME IN WHICH TO FILE REPLY AND RESPONSB TO CROSS-APPEAL Come the Appellants , the proposed Bollen Intervenors, by and through their attorney, Will Bond, and for their Motion for Extension of Time in Which to File Their Reply Brief and Response to Cross-Appeal, state: 1. On or about December 23, 2003, Appellees filed a Response and Cross-Appeal to Appellants Brie. Appellant's Reply and Response are due January 22, 2004. 2. An extension of time in which to file Appellants' Reply and Response to Cross-Appeal is necessitated because: (a) Appellants' counsel, Will Bond, is a State Representative elected to represent the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas in the Arkansas House of Representatives. The Arkansas General Assembly is currently in special session. The special session began on December 8, 2003 and is still ongoing. It is the longest special session in history. Appellants' counsel has p.3 ouria.,. 1.,namcer11n l~Ul J ::H:lc - ::1414 been the lead sponsor on legiBlation during the session and nas been unable to complete the Reply and Response Brief. 3 . Although the Reply and Response will be very short, Mr. Bond requests an additional eight (8) days in which to file his brief. This would make the brief due on January 30, 2004 . Respectfully Submitted, Bond &amp; Chamberlin Trial Lawyers 602 West Main Street Jacksonville, AR 72076 Telephone (501) 902-9081 Telefax (501) 982-94i4 By: Will Bond ~.R Bar 95145 CERTIFICATE OP SERVICE r. Will Bond, do hereby certify that I have served a copy of the foregoing plea.ding by tJnit:ed States Mail I add.reseed to such attorney or party with suffici~l}.t prepaid postage to ensure rirst-class delivery this ,.Q.;2.fiiciay of January, 2004: Mr. Sam Jones Wright, Lindsey &amp; Jennings, LLP 200 W. Capitol, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699 Telephone (501)371-0808 Scott Smith State Department of Education #4 Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 Mr. Christopher Heller Friday, Eldredge &amp; Clark, LLP 2000 Regions Center 400 W. Capitol Little Rock. AR 72201 Telephone 376-2011 Via Fax@ 376-9442 Via Fax@ 682-4249 Via Fax@ 376-2147 2 ...,c:311 L..L.. L..UV"'T J,.V J."'T cone &amp; Lnamoer11n John W. Walker P.A. 1723 S . Broadway Little Rock, AR 72206 Telephone {501)374-3758 (501) 982-9414 Via Fa..'X @ 374-4187 Mr. Mark Burnette Via Fax@ 375-1940 Mitchell, Blackstock, Barnes, Wagoner, Ivers &amp; Sneddon 1010 W. Third Street Little Rock, AR 378-7870 Mr. Stephen Jones Jack, Lyon &amp; Jones, P .A. 3400 TCBY Tower 425 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201 Telephone (501)375-1122 Ann Marshall Office of Desegregation Monitoring , n.,,.;,.....,.., 1\T::iti ...... ,..,::,l Pl;1za 124 w. Capitol, Suite 1895 Little Rock , AR 72201 Ms. Karla Burnett Suite 400, 201 South Broadway Little Reck, ]).R 72201 Telephone 340-8285 Ti~ Gauger Senior Assistant Attorney General 323 Center Street Suite 200 Little Rock, AR 72201- 2610 Telephone 692-2586 By: Via Fax@ 375- 1027 Via Fax@ 3 7 1 -0100 Via Fax &amp; 340- 8282 Via Fax &amp; 682 - 2591 Will Bond, AR Bar 95145 l. chool di trict det chmnt . eigh~b circuit.appeal . .mo tion Lor exceru;ion.jan.22.04 3 p.S ...,- ._._ ._.....,....., I .L U .L "'T oursu"' L.namoer11n lb: Ann Marshall From: Win Bond Fax: 371-0100 Pag- Including Coversheet 5 Dair. Jaooary 22. 2004 Re: Littte Roel&lt; School District v. Pulaski County Special School District No. 1, et al. The informatton contained In this tu nnsrnttal Is confldentlal attomey-dlent privileged information and Is iranded solely tor the uee of the lndlvldual or entity named as recipient. If this inauase its received by -one other than the :rn..r~ TiClpief'K, you are prohiblied from I ny dillumlnatioll, dielribution or copying d this communication eXC9PI to the add,.._ If this communication ha9 been nte8Mld by you In error, or If you arc not s1on1 al It. intend.d dilltrtbutlon, please notify lhe a~ced office at 1-aBa-2A5-1ffl. p. 1 . ,',--.- RECE\\JED FE.B :- l\ 2004 :- ". .; ' OFflCEOF .. ;,: . OiSEGREGAl\ON MOtUlOR\MG : . ~::'&gt;&gt; -_. ,. .. . . .~ .... IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL. V. CASE NO. 4:82CV00866 PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL. MOTION PLAINTIFF DEFENDANT The court has entered an order limiting the Joshua Intervenors' counsel with respect to monitoring activities. Although the court's order is on appeal, counsel has sought to abide by the letter and spirit of the court's order. Counsel, however, brings to the court's attention an egregious situation involving a child of the Little Rock School District, who elected to attend a PCS SD school Clinton Elementary, with a request that the court assign the matter for inquiry and report to the Office of Desegregation Monitoring. ( see Enclosure) Respectfully submitted, Jqhn W. Walker, P.A. 1 723 Broadway _ Little Rock, AR 72206 501-374-3758 501-374-4187(fax) J 0119,w . walker I CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that the foregoing pleading has been served on all counsel of record on this 3rd day of February 2004 by placing copy in the United States mail postage prepaid. '!Ti Lj son., , Lee. ......I.., _ _ -J 01 _..o , o r_ " TH+r i _u . :i o.,.. . s+ -u. olQ__.~,... ct ,.. ,c t_,~ rr l ____ \_T\ .. , 1' Y'iu q v-u...,.t I:. le..n"- . Lee.. 1 .$ Lo U e- Q .tt_/ ~ ccni ... J ~ - \.). t , 1..ul I I j . J he, 1 s i n + h.s;., I' 1 ~ r a de_ . 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J_ c,, i so ccruuctrd ~ L. Po V ~ -e... ,j e() t ~ -tu:, K. o efo rt Cl.rd cl-10/1.1: d Truv:i :-r-Jn \ s Lui -+k__ E ndan3-e (r, +1-u___ Lue\ fo.r -e.,, o-f Cl ~Or(. L lt&lt;) o tor1...:i uc 't-e. d Sn-e I loo OU u. -u;---,. e,_, p t b' u;-,t- ~ - -, d cn~t- 1 ru__y 1yj CLA'l... t: to --t-a k...t__ ~--L ~ e..ro rt - j h ; S 1 S th_ -e_ kJo r- s t . ')~ of' . nuj L 1 fe., buc,.,u~ i T , S e e m._,s ,L : k.t., no o ~ l&lt;.)a.rul: s +o do Q ~-lkc.,~ cu00Lct -th.vi . Cu-u.fuzl -ij ou er-eq S G .De--e c:...-t m-c -+o Som e 00.Ju who C.etf -r .s Q o Lct Lc) h.cL;t ~ o__,p_p-e1u1 cl +o n~ '5 i. x ...t.~UV\__; o 1 cl o t\. Fe 6 {)., _ :1 co ~ . RECEIVED FEB 1 o 2004 - OFFICE OF DESEGREGATION MONITORING IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK DIVISION LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT V. No. 4:82CV00866 WRW/JTR PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, ET AL. MRS. LORENE JOSHUA, ET AL. KATHERINE KNIGHT, ET AL. ORDER FEB -6 1004 CORMACK, CLERK JAMES W Mc oEP cLERK .B'f PLAINTIFF DEFENDANTS INTERVENORS INTERVENORS In their motion filed February 3, 2004 (Doc. No. 3832), Joshua Intervenors assert that " [t]he court has entered an order limiting the Joshua Intervenors' counsel with respect to monitoring activities." I have no idea what order Joshua Intervenors are referring to. I do not believe that I have entered an order that would, in anyway, limit Joshua Intervenors' counsel's duty to represent his clients, or to take appropriate steps to address the "egregious situation" alleged in the February 3 motion. To the contrary, I would expect counsel to "do the necessary" with respect to clients. Accordingly, Joshua Intervenors' Motion (Doc. No. 3832) is DENIED as moot. IT IS SO ORDERED this ~ay ofFebruary, 2004. WM. R . WILSON, JR. Office of Desegregation Monitor One Union National Plaza 124 West Capitol Suite 1895 Little Rock, AR 72201 de Case: 4:82-cv-00866 This project was supported in part by a Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives project grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Council on Library and Information Resources.</dcterms_description>

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