ARIZONANS FOR FAIR REPRESENTATION v. SYMINGTON

No. CIV 92-0256-PHX-SMM.

828 F.Supp. 684 (1992)

ARIZONANS FOR FAIR REPRESENTATION, et al., Plaintiffs, v. J. Fife SYMINGTON, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Arizona.

May 5, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Van Voorhees, Neil Vincent Wake, Phoenix, AZ, for plaintiffs Arizonans for Fair Representation, Inc., Paul Fannin, John Mawhinney, Stan Turley.

Harry J. Cavanagh, Mark Joseph DePasquale, O'Connor Cavanagh Anderson Westover Killingsworth & Beshears, Lisa Tewksbury Hauser, Arizona Atty. Gen., Phoenix, AZ, for defendant Symington.

Lisa Tewksbury Hauser, Rebecca White Berch, Arizona Atty. Gen., Phoenix, AZ, for defendant Richard A. Mahoney, Secretary of State.

Harry J. Cavanagh, David A. VanEngelhoven, Mark Joseph DePasquale, O'Connor Cavanagh Anderson Westover Killingsworth & Beshears, Phoenix, AZ, Daniel M. Kolkey, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, CA, John B. Shadegg, Phoenix, AZ, for defendant Arizona State House of Representatives.

Janet Napolitano, John P. Frank, Lewis & Roca, Gary M. Sundberg, Sundberg & Mousel, Phoenix, AZ, for defendant Arizona State Senate.

Jose de Jesus Rivera, Rivera, Scales & Kiser, Phoenix, AZ, Judith A. Sanders-Castro, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), San Antonio, TX, for intervenors Arizona Hispanic Community Forum, Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Edward Valenzuela, Richard Zazueta, Valerie Ann Vidal.

C. Tim Delaney, Paul F. Eckstein, Brown & Bain, P.A., Phoenix, AZ, for intervenors Democratic Caucus of the Arizona House of Representatives.

Joe P. Sparks, Kevin T. Tehan, Sparks & Siler, Scottsdale, AZ, for intervenors San Carlos Apache Tribe, Raleigh Thompson, Burnette Rope Vernon Masayesva, Loris Minkler, Wayne Taylor, Jr., Tonto Apache Tribe, Louise C. Lopez, Jeri Johnson, Camp Verde Yavapai-Apache Indian Community, David Kwail, Stanley Jackson, Havasupai Tribe, Don Watahomigie, Thomas Siyuja, Cocopah Indian Tribe, Pete Sotos, Navajo Board of Election Supervisors.

Daniel R. Ortega, Jr., Daniel R. Ortega, Jr., Phoenix, AZ, for intervenor Ed Pastor.

Dan M. Durrant, Streich Lang, P.A., Phoenix, AZ, for intervenor Republican Caucus of the Arizona State Senate.

Before McNAMEE, District Judge, MARQUEZ, District Judge and WIGGINS, Circuit Judge.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

I. BACKGROUND

A. Procedural History

The total population of Arizona after the 1990 Census was 3,665,228. Decennial Census of Population and Housing, 1990, Pub.L. 94-171 (1991). As a result, Arizona is entitled to an additional congressional representative.1 The state legislature has the responsibility for redistricting the congressional districts and state legislative...

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