Chinyere Jenkins, by her next friend, Joi Jenkins; Nicholas Paul Winchester-Rabelier, by his next friend, Paula Winchester; Margo Vaughn-Bey, by her next friend, Franklin Vaughn-Bey; Nicholas C. Light, by his next friend, Marian Light; Stephon D. Jackson, by his next friend, B. J. Jones; Travis N. Peter, by his next friend, Debora Chadd-Peter; Leland Guess, by his next friend, Sharon Guess, Plaintiffs-Appellants, American Federation of Teachers, Local 691, Intervenor below v. State of Missouri; Mel Carnahan, Governor of the State of Missouri; Bob Holden, Treasurer of the State of Missouri; Missouri State Board of Education; Peter Herschend, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education; Thomas R. Davis, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education; Robert E. Bartman, Commissioner of Education of the State of Missouri; Gary D. Cunningham, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education; Rice Pete Burns, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education; Sharon M. Williams, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education; Betty Preston, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education; Jacquelline Wellington, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education; Russell Thompson, Member of the Missouri State Board of Education, Defendants-Appellees, School District of Kansas City; Dr. Henry D. Williams, Superintendent thereof; Terry M. Riley, Member of the Board of Directors; Lance Loewenstein, Member of the Board of Directors; Marilyn Simmons, Member of the Board of Directors; Sandy Aguire Mayer, Member of the Board of Directors; John A. Rios, Member of the Board of Directors; Darwin Curls, Member of the Board of Directors; Patricia Kurtz, Member of the Board of Directors; Edward J. Newsome, Member of the Board of Directors; Dr. Julia H. Hill, Member of the Board of Directors; John W. Still, Member of the Board of Directors, Defendants.
No. 96-3870.United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Filed October 14, 1997.
On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, HEANEY, McMILLIAN, JOHN R. GIBSON, FAGG, BOWMAN, WOLLMAN, BEAM, LOKEN, HANSEN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges, En Banc.
[1] ORDER
[2] On its own motion, the Court en banc hereby vacates the order previously entered granting in part the State of Missouri’s suggestion for rehearing en banc. The en banc setting of an oral argument for Wednesday, October 22, 1997, is also vacated.
[3] This action is taken by the Court en banc in anticipation of the filing of a revised panel opinion, which opinion will be filed immediately after the entry of this order. The case is hereby remanded to the panel for that purpose.
[4] Either side is free to file a petition for rehearing, with or without suggestion for rehearing en banc, directed to the revised panel opinion.
[5] Judge Bowman, Judge Wollman, Judge Beam, Judge Loken, and Judge Morris Sheppard Arnold dissent.
[6] All members of the Court reserve the right to file opinions explaining their votes in this matter.