POMERANTZ v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

No. 80-5203.

674 F.2d 1288 (1982)

Mitchell POMERANTZ, Maureen Soucy, Bert Hayner, On Behalf of Themselves and All Other Persons Similarly Situated, and National Federation of the Blind of California, a California Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES; Peter F. Schabarum, Kenneth H. Hahn, Edmund D. Edelman, James A. Hayes, and Baxter Ward, individually and as Members of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles; Raymond Arce, Jury Commissioner of the County of Los Angeles; William A. Goodwin, Former Jury Commissioner for the County of Los Angeles; Judd Holzendorff, Assistant Jury Commissioner for Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles; Benjamin Vargas, Jury Qualification Supervisor for the County of Los Angeles, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 19, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley Fleishman, Beverly Hills, Cal., argued, for plaintiffs-appellants; A. Thomas Hunt, Los Angeles, Cal., on brief.

John H. Larson, County Counsel, Gordon W. Trask, Deputy County Counsel, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before GOODWIN, NELSON, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.


NELSON, Circuit Judge.

On August 16, 1977, appellants, three blind individuals and the National Federation of The Blind of California, filed suit in the District Court for the Central District of California, seeking declaratory relief, an injunction, damages, and attorney's fees. The undisputed facts show that the Los Angeles County Jury Commissioner, and other employees directly involved in the jury selection process for the Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles...

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