District Court, W.D. Michigan May 1, 1981, C.A. 9 (Berry v. Sch. Dist. of City of Benton Harbor)

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DECISION AND REMEDIAL ORDERS

DOUGLAS W. HILLMAN, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This is a school desegregation action involving three local school districts in Berrien County, Michigan. Berrien County is located in the southwestern corner of Michigan, bounded on the west by Lake Michigan and on the south by the Indiana border. The county’s population is approximately 172,000.