         IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                 FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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                     No. 01-30168
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CLIFFORD EUGENE DAVIS, JR; NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF
COLORED PEOPLE

               Plaintiffs - Appellees

v.

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD,
Etc; ET AL

               Defendants

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD,
A Corporation

               Defendant - Intervenor Defendant - Appellant
v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

               Intervenor Plaintiff - Appellee

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                     No. 01-30677
                 ____________________

CLIFFORD EUGENE DAVIS, JR; NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF
COLORED PEOPLE

               Plaintiffs - Appellees

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

               Intervenor Plaintiff - Appellee
v.

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD,
Etc; ET AL

               Defendants

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD,
      A Corporation

                          Defendant - Appellant




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          Appeals from the United States District Court
        for the Middle District of Louisiana, Baton Rouge
                          (56-CV-1662-A)
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                        September 7, 2001

Before, KING, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit

Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

      The orders that are the subject of these appeals (the Notice

to   Counsel    entered    January    4,    2001,   the   Ruling   on   Student

Assignment Plan entered on April 17, 2001 and the Ruling entered on

May 25, 2001) merely interpret the 1996 Consent Decree; they do not

modify it.     Martin's Herend Imports, Inc. v. Diamond & Gem Trading

U.S.A. Co., 195 F.3d 765, 769 (5th Cir. 1999).            Accordingly, these

orders are not appealable and these appeals are DISMISSED.                  Any

pending motions are DENIED.          The mandate shall issue forthwith.




      *
      Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.


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