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HAWKINS v. BOARD OF CONTROL OF FLORIDA

No. 643.

162 F.Supp. 851 (1958)

Virgil D. HAWKINS, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. The BOARD OF CONTROL OF FLORIDA, a body corporate, and R. S. Johnson, Registrar of the University of Florida, Defendants.

United States District Court N. D. Florida, Tallahassee Division.

June 18, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francisco A. Rodriguez, Tampa, Fla., Robert L. Carter, Constance Baker Motley, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., State of Florida, Ralph E. Odum, and Joseph C. Jacobs, Asst. Attys. Gen., for defendants.

DE VANE, District Judge.

This case has quite a long history. Plaintiff is a Negro citizen and resident of the State of Florida. The case began in April 1949 when plaintiff applied for admission to the College of Law of the University of Florida. His application was denied by the Board of Control, the governing body of the State University system, solely because of certain provisions of the Constitution and Statutes of Florida, F.S.A.Const. art. 12, § 12; F.S...

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