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LOS ANGELES COUNTY BAR ASS'N v. EU

No. 91-55876.

979 F.2d 697 (1992)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, a Non-profit Mutual Benefit Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. March Fong EU, Secretary of State of the State of California, in her official capacity; Pete Wilson, Governor of the State of California; Willie Brown, Junior, Speaker of the Assembly of the State of California; David Roberti, President Pro Tem of the Senate of the State of California, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 30, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Chernick, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Henry G. Ullerich, Interim Asst. Atty. Gen., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Bion M. Gregory, Legislative Counsel of the State of Cal., and David B. Judson, Deputy Legislative Counsel, Sacramento, Cal., for defendants-appellees, William L. Brown, Jr., Speaker of Assembly of State of Cal., and David Roberti, President Pro Tem of Senate of State of Cal.

Before: FLETCHER, O'SCANNLAIN, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.

O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

The Los Angeles County Bar Association challenges the constitutionality of a California statute which prescribes the number of judges on the Superior Court for Los Angeles County. The Bar Association asserts that a shortage of state court judges causes inordinate delays in civil litigation, depriving litigants of access to the courts. The Bar Association also claims the statute denies local litigants equal protection of the laws because...

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