KAPLAN v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

No. 87-6646.

894 F.2d 1076 (1990)

Leon S. KAPLAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 23, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Moest and David Grosz, Fleishman, Fisher & Moest, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Philip H. Hickok, Principal Deputy County Counsel, Sp. Services Div., County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Robert C. Fellmeth, San Diego, Cal., Linda Sullivan, ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Los Angeles, Cal., for the amici.

Before HUG, POOLE and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


HUG, Circuit Judge:

Judge Leon S. Kaplan of the Los Angeles Superior Court appeals the district court's adverse judgment in his suit challenging the fees charged to candidates for political office by Los Angeles County for costs associated with the publication of election statements in the County's voter's pamphlet. Kaplan contends that the cost recovery system violates his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Because we find no constitutional infirmity in the cost...

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