Amicus Curiae and the Petition of Earl Benjamin Bush, & Motion to Dissolve Temporary Restraining Order

Boxes 24-73

The largest series in the collection compromises legal documents of cases in Louisiana and related records totaling 20 linear feet. The cases are arranged alphabetically by parishes. Within the parish they are generally arranged alphabetically by the name of the plaintiff, except where there are related suits. For example, Clifford E. Davis v. East Baton Rouge Parish is followed by it's countersuit East Baton Rouge Parish School Board v. Clifford E. Davis. Although arrangement of the documents within the cases varies, they are generally arranged according to the following order: correspondence, the complaint, the answer, briefs, motions, memoranda, orders, the opinion, and the appeal. Many of the desegregation suits were consolidated and share legal documents such as briefs and motions. An index to the consolidated legal documents included in the guide to the microfilm edition of the collection, which is linked to this finding aid under Administrative Information. The index is

arranged alphabetically by parishes and shows the location of documents pertaining to more than one case. For example, looking in this index under Catherine Batiste Acadia Parish School Board, one can see that a Brief of Plaintiffs pertaining to this case can be found within Alfreda Trahan v. Lafayette Parish School Board (Box 40 folder 2).

The civil rights cases against institutions such as Alexander Pierre Tureaud Jr. v. Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors, are arranged alphabetically by the name of the plaintiff following the last parish case. The arrangement of legal documents within the cases follows the same pattern as those of the parish cases.