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MINUTE ENTRY
ROBERT G. JAMES
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
December 27, 2017

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

MONROE DIVISION

JIMMY ANDREWS, ET AL. CIVIL ACTION NO. 65-11297

VERSUS JUDGE ROBERT G. JAMES

CITY OF MONROE, ET AL. MAG. JUDGE KAREN L. HAYES

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On December 11, 2017, the Court issued a minute entry [Doc. No. 237] with an attached

notice. The Court ordered the Monroe City School Board (“MCSB”) to disseminate the notice to

the public by posting it on the MCSB website, publishing it in the News-Star twice before the

scheduled hearing, and making a copy available in the reception area of the MCSB offices.

Finally, the Clerk of Court was to place a copy of the notice on its reception desk.

However, it has come to the Court’s attention that the notice contains a typographical

error. The hearing in this matter is set for January 9, 2018, at 9:00 a.m., not January 8, 2018, as

indicated in the notice. Attached to this minute entry is a corrected notice which should be placed

on the MCSB website immediately. The corrected notice has also been placed at the Clerk of

Court’s reception desk. All other information contained in the original notice is correct, and no

further changes have been made.

RGJ
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NOTICE TO PUBLIC OF PERIOD OF COMMENT

ON THE DESEGREGATION OF THE MONROE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Monroe City School District has been under an order of desegregation since 1965.

The Honorable Robert G. James, United States District Judge for the Monroe Division of the

Western District of Louisiana, currently oversees the desegregation of the School District. Judge

James has a set a hearing for January 9, 2018, at 9:00 a.m., in the Second Floor Courtroom, at the

United States District Courthouse, which is located at 201 Jackson Street in Monroe, Louisiana.

Pending before Judge James are two motions: (1) the United States Department of

Justice’s (“the DOJ”) Motion for Further Relief [Doc. No. 211] and (2) the Monroe City School

Board’s (“the School Board”) Motion to Terminate Judicial Supervision and to Declare the

Monroe City School District Unitary [Doc. No. 221]. In its motion, the DOJ asks that Judge

James order the School Board to take certain actions in the case and also for Judge James to

continue to supervise the School District at this time. In its motion, the School Board asks Judge

James to find that the School District has been desegregated, to end his supervision, and to

dismiss the case.

Any member of the public who wants to see the motions or other documents in the case

may come to the Office of the Clerk of Court, which is located in Suite 215 on the second floor of

the United States District Courthouse.

Any member of the public who wants to comment on the case or the motions may mail a

letter to the Clerk of Court, United States District Court, 201 Jackson Street, Suite 215, Monroe,

Louisiana 71201. Letters must be signed, must have a return address, and must be marked “re:

Monroe City School Board.” The letters will be part of the public record. Judge James will

review all letters received by January 2, 2018.