December 19, 1980

Crawford v. Board of Education, 113 Cal.App.3d 633 (Crawford II), rendered, upholding the constitutionality of Proposition 1 which amended Section 7(a), Article I of the California Constitution.
 

September 10, 1981

Final Approval of School Board Desegregation Plan and Discharge of Writ of Mandate by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert B. Lopez in Crawford v. Board of Education, No. 822854.
 

September 15, 1981

The Defendant Board, later joined by Groundswell, moved to terminate all court proceedings, (based on the Los Angeles Crawford Superior Court precedent), which was opposed by the Plaintiffs, and later denied.
 

June 30, 1982

Crawford v. Board of Educ., etc., 458 U.S. 527 (Crawford III) affirmed Crawford II.
 

May 21, 1985

“Final” Order Re: Integration Plan (retaining jurisdiction).
 

May 4, 1989

“Final” Order Re: Integration Plan, as Amended May 1989 (continuing order retaining Court jurisdiction).
 

March 31, 1992

Freeman v. Pitts, 112 S.Ct. 1430.
 

April 6, 1992

Groundswell moved again to terminate all court jurisdiction, but the Board, speculating its ending might result in getting less state integration money, reversed positions and joined Plaintiffs in opposing Groundswell's motions, which were denied. (A Groundswell petition for extraordinary relief to the Court of Appeal was denied.)