Richards v. Juneau Independent School District

233 F.2d 138 16 Alaska 180 William RICHARDS, Clancy Henkins, Joseph L. Riedi, Robert S. Schy and Lois Lane, Appellants, v. JUNEAU INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT and Douglas Independent School District, to Be Known as Juneau-Douglas Independent School District, Appellees. No. 14856. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. April 3, 1956. Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh, M. E. Monagle, Juneau, Alaska, for appellants. Faulkner, Banfield & Boochever, Juneau, Alaska, for appellee. Before FEE and McALLISTER, Circuit Judges, and MATHES, District Judge. JAMES ALGER FEE, Circuit Judge. 1 The Douglas Independent School District filed in the District Court for the District of Alaska, Division Number One, at Juneau, an application for order calling for an election for the purpose of determining whether the people of the Douglas District and the Juneau Independent School District desired consolidation. The District Judge made an 'order' calling the election and appointed judges therefor. Upon certification of the results of the election, Judge Folta, the District Judge, entered an 'order' on March 18, 1955, establishing Juneau-Douglas Independent School District and declaring five…