OTERO v. MESA COUNTY VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51

No. 74-W-279.

408 F.Supp. 162 (1975)

Stephanie OTERO et al., Plaintiffs, v. MESA COUNTY VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51 et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Colorado.

December 30, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vilma S. Martinez and Sanford J. Rosen, Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund, San Francisco, Cal., Paul A. Baca and Federico F. Pena, Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund, Arthur S. Lucero, Colorado Rural Legal Services, Denver, Colo., Jose D. L. Marquez, Colorado Rural Legal Services, Grand Junction, Colo., for plaintiffs.

Nelson, Hoskin, Groves & Prinster by John W. Groves and Jon E. Getz, Grand Junction, Colo., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

WINNER, District Judge.

On October 4, 1974, this case was certified as a Rule 23(b)(2) class action with the following stipulated class definition:

"All persons attending or entitled to attend Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 having a Spanish surname, and all other persons attending or entitled to attend such schools who consider themselves or are considered by the school or the community to be of Mexican-American origin...

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