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People Who Care v. Rockford Bd. of Educ., School Dist. No. 205
Joan Matlack, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, for Larry Hoarde, Chasty Hoarde, Jonathan Hughes, Cindy Malone, Stephanie Burfield in No. 96-2410.
Ronald L. Futterman, Robert C. Howard, argued, Joan Matlack, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, for People Who Care in No. 96-2410.
William Quinlan, Rockford Public Schools, Rockford, IL, for Rockford Bd. of Educ., School Dist. No. 205 in No. 96-2410.
Virginia A. Seitz, argued, Bredhoff & Kaiser, Washington, DC, Barbara J. Buhai, Stephen G. Katz, Tammara M. Lovett, Katz & Buhai, Barrington, IL, for Rockford Educ. Assoc., IEA-NEA, Rockford Building Maintenance Assoc., Educational Office Personnel Assoc. in Nos. 96-2410, 96-3226, 96-3244, 96-3283.
Ronald L. Futterman, Kathleen Mangold-Spoto, Robert C. Howard, argued, Joan Matlack, Vincent I. Haskell, Carol R. Ashley, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, James G. Bradtke, Soule & Bradtke, Chicago, IL, for People Who Care in No. 96-3022.
Lawrence J. Weiner, Rosanne Ciambrone, Justino D. Petrarca, Scariano, Kula, Ellch & Himes, Chicago, IL, William J. Quinlan, Rockford Public Schools, Rockford, IL, Anthony G. Scariano, argued, Scariano, Kula, Ellch & Himes, Chicago Heights, IL, for Rockford Bd. of Educ., School Dist. No. 205 in No. 96-3022.
Denise S. Poloyac, Katz, Friedman, Schur & Eagle, Chicago, IL, Virginia A. Seitz, argued, Bredhoff & Kaiser, Washington, DC, Barbara J. Buhai, Stephen G. Katz, Tammara M. Lovett, Katz & Buhai, Barrington, IL, for Rockford Edc. Assoc., IEA-NEA in No. 96-3022.
Virginia A. Seitz, Barbara J. Buhai, Stephen G. Katz, Tammara M. Lovett, Katz & Buhai, Barrington, IL, for Rockford Building Maintenance Assoc., Educ. Office Personnel Assoc. in No. 96-3022.
Ronald L. Futterman, Kathleen Mangold-Spoto, Robert C. Howard, argued, Craig B. Futterman, Joan Matlack, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, for People Who Care in No. 96-3226.
Ronald L. Futterman, Kathleen Mangold-Spoto, Robert C. Howard, argued, Craig B. Futterman, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, Matthew J. Piers, Jonathan A. Rothstein, Dana H. Sukenik, Gessler, Hughes & Socol, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Larry Hoarde, Chasty Hoarde, Jonathan Hughes, Cindy Malone in No. 96-3226.
Lawrence J. Weiner, Rosanne Ciambrone, Justino D. Petrarca, Patrick J. Broncato, Scariano, Kula, Ellch & Himes, Chicago, IL, William J. Quinlan, Rockford Public Schools, Rockford, IL, Anthony G. Scariano, argued, Scariano, Kula, Ellch & Himes, Chicago Heights, IL, for Rockford Bd. of Educ., School Dist. No. 205 in No. 96-3226.
Kathleen Mangold-Spoto, Joan Matlack, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, for Larry Hoarde, Chasty Hoarde, Jonathan Hughes in No. 96-3244.
Ronald L. Futterman, Kathleen Mangold-Spoto, Robert C. Howard, argued, Joan Matlack, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, for People Who Care in No. 96-3244.
Kathleen Mangold-Spoto, Joan Matlack, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, for Stephanie Burfield in No. 96-3244.
Lawrence J. Weiner, Rosanne Ciambrone, Justino D. Petrarca, Scariano, Kula, Ellch & Himes, Chicago, IL, William Quinlan, Rockford Public Schools, Rockford, IL, Anthony G. Scariano, argued, Scariano, Kula, Ellch & Himes, Chicago Heights, IL, for Rockford Bd. of Educ. School Dist. No. 205 in No. 96-3244.
Ronald L. Futterman, Robert C. Howard, argued, Kathleen Mangold-Spoto, Joan Matlack, Vincent I. Haskell, Carol R. Ashley, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, for Larry Hoarde, Chasty Hoarde, Jonathan Hughes in No. 96-3283.
Ronald L. Futterman, Robert C. Howard, Kathleen Mangold-Spoto, Joan Matlack, Vincent I. Haskell, Carol R. Ashley, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, for People Who Care in No. 96-3283.
David Faulkner, Amy E. Shapper, Jeffry S. Spears, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Rockford, IL, Matthew J. Piers, Gessler, Hughes & Socol, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Stephanie Burfield in No. 96-3283.
Lawrence J. Weiner, Rosanne Ciambrone, Justino D. Petrarca, Patrick J. Broncato, Scariano, Kula, Ellch & Himes, Chicago, IL, Anthony G. Scariano, argued, Scariano, Kula, Ellch & Himes, Chicago Heights, IL, for Rockford Bd. of Educ. School Dist. No. 205 in No. 96-3283.
Joan Matlack, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, James G. Bradtke, Soule & Bradtke, Chicago, IL, for Larry Hoarde, Chasty Hoarde, Jonathan Hughes in No. 96-3662.
David Faulkner, Amy E. Shappert, Jeffry S. Spears, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Rockford, IL, Jonathan A. Rothstein, Gessler, Hughes & Socol, Ltd., Chicago IL, for Stephanie Burfield in No. 96-3662.
Robert C. Howard, argued, Joan Matlack, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, James G. Bradtke, Soule & Bradtke, Chicago, IL, for People Who Care in Nos. 96-3662, 96-4090.
Lawrence J. Weiner, Rosanne Ciambrone, Justino D. Petrarca, Patrick J. Broncato, Scariano, Kula, Ellch & Himes, Chicago, IL, William Quinlan, Rockford Public Schools, Rockford, IL, Robert H. Ellch, argued, Anthony G. Scariano, argued, Scariano, Kula, Ellch & Himes, Chicago Heights, IL, for Rockford Bd. of Educ., School Dist. No. 205 in Nos. 96-3662, 96-4090, 96-4138.
Joan Matlack, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, James G. Bradtke, Soule & Bradtke, Chicago, IL, for Larry Hoarde, Chasty Hoarde in No. 96-4090.
David Faulkner, Amy E. Shappert, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Rockford, IL, Jeffry S. Spears, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Rockford, IL, Jonathan A. Rothstein, Gessler, Hughes & Socol, Ltd., Chicago IL, for Stephanie Burfield in Nos. 96-4090, 96-4138.
Robert C. Howard, Joan Matlack, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, James G. Bradtke, Soule & Bradtke, Chicago, IL, for Sidney Malone in No. 96-4090.
Stephen G. Katz, Katz & Buhai, South Barrington, IL, for Rockford Educ. Assoc., IEA-NEA in Nos. 96-4090, 96-4138.
Robert C. Howard, argued, Joan Matlack, Vincent I. Haskell, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, James G. Bradtke, Soule & Bradtke, Chicago, IL, for People Who Care in No. 96-4138.
Vincent I. Haskell, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, for Larry Hoarde in No. 96-4138.
Robert C. Howard, Vincent I. Haskell, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, for Sidney Malone, Andre Malone in No. 96-4138.
Robert C. Howard, Craig B. Futterman, Joan Matlack, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, for People Who Care in No. 97-1157.
Craig B. Futterman, Joan Matlack, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, for Larry Hoarde, Chasty Hoarde, Jonathan Hughes in No. 97-1157.
Diane I. Jennings, Charles A. Egner, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, IL, David Faulkner, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Rockford, IL, for Stephanie Burfield in No. 97-1157.
Lawrence J. Weiner, Anthony G. Scariano, Rosanne Ciambrone, Justino D. Petrarca, Scariano, Kula, Ellch & Himes, Chicago, IL, for Rockford Bd. of Educ., School Dist. No. 205 in No. 97-1157.
Barbara J. Buhai, Stephen G. Katz, Tammara M. Lovett, Katz & Buhai, Barrington, IL, for Rockford Educ. Assoc., IEA-NEA in Nos. 97-1157, 97-1116.
Lawrence J. Weiner, Anthony G. Scariano, Rosanne Ciambrone, Justino D. Petrarca, Scariano, Kula, Ellch & Himes, Chicago, IL, for Rockford Bd. of Educ., School Dist. No. 205 in No. 97-1116.
Robert C. Howard, Craig B. Futterman, Joan Matlack, Vincent I. Haskell, Futterman & Howard, Chicago, IL, for People Who Care in No. 97-1116.
Diane I. Jennings, Charles A. Egner, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, IL, David Faulkner, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Rockford, IL, Janet L. Pulliam, Denise Reid Hoggard, Little Rock, AR, for Eugene Eubanks in No. 97-1116.
Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and BAUER and KANNE, Circuit Judges.
We have consolidated for argument and decision nine separate appeals, plus one petition for mandamus, arising out of the remedial phase of the Rockford, Illinois desegregation litigation. The current lawsuit is "only" eight years old, but litigation over racial segregation in the Rockford public schools began a quarter of a century ago, see Quality Education for All Children, Inc. v. School Board, 362 F.Supp. 985 (N.D.Ill.1973), and we have heard many appeals in it. The recent flurry of appeals, threatening to become an avalanche, induced us to direct that all pending and future appeals be submitted to this panel.
We need go no farther back in the history of this litigation than 1994, when the district judge found that the school district had intentionally discriminated against black and Hispanic students in violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 851 F.Supp. 905 (N.D.Ill.1994). That discrimination was not, of course, commanded or authorized by state or local law, like the school segregation invalidated in Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483, 74 S.Ct. 686, 98 L.Ed. 873 (1954); see also Brown v. Board of Education, 892 F.2d 851, 854 (10th Cir.1989), vacated, 503 U.S. 978, 112 S.Ct. 1657, 118 L.Ed.2d 381 (1992); on remand, 978 F.2d 585 (10th Cir.1992). The inference of intentional discrimination was drawn primarily from disparities in educational achievement between white and minority students and from the school district's failure to take effective steps to prevent its schools from becoming all-white or all-minority. The school district accepted the determination of liability, and the parties consented to have a magistrate judge preside over the remedial phase of the litigation with power to enter judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
The magistrate judge appointed a special master to assist him,...
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