GUTIERREZ v. MUN. CT. OF S.E. JUDICIAL DIST.

Nos. 85-5931, 85-6532 and 86-5888.

838 F.2d 1031 (1988)

Alva GUTIERREZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MUNICIPAL COURT OF the SOUTHEAST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, incorrectly sued as "County of Los Angeles, a public entity; Porter de Dubovay; John W. Bunnett; and Russell F. Schooling, in their capacity as officials having authority to issue personnel rules for employees of the County of Los Angeles at the Municipal Court of the Southeast Judicial District," Defendants-Appellants. Alva GUTIERREZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Porter DE DUBOVAY; John W. Bunnett; and Russell F. Schooling, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 27, 1988.

As Amended April 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry J. Roberts, Petersen & Ferguson, Santa Ana, Cal., for defendants-appellants.

Gerald Sato, Allred, Maroko, Goldberg & Ribakoff, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWNING, TANG and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.


REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

Alva Gutierrez, a Hispanic-American, brought an action challenging an English-only rule enacted by the Southeast Judicial District of the Los Angeles Municipal Court. The district court granted Gutierrez's motion for a preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the rule. Appellants challenge the issuance of the injunction and also appeal the district court's denial of their motion for summary judgment on Gutierrez's section 1981, 1983...

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