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WILSON v. EU

Docket No. S022835.

1 Cal.4th 707 (1992)

823 P.2d 545

4 Cal. Rptr.2d 379

PETE WILSON, Individually and as Governor, etc., Petitioner, v. MARCH FONG EU, as Secretary of State, etc., et al., Respondents; ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

January 27, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Robert E. Cooper, Theodore B. Olson and Daniel M. Kolkey for Petitioner.

Louise H. Renne, City Attorney, Dennis Aftergut, Burk E. Deleventhal, Randy Riddle, Deputy City Attorneys, De Witt W. Clinton, County Counsel, Halvor B. Melon, Deputy County Counsel, Anthony L. Miller, Richard S. Nishite and Oliver S. Cox for Respondents.

Remcho, Johansen & Purcell, Joseph Remcho, Robin B. Johansen, Lowell Finley, Charles C. Marson, Christensen, White, Miller, Fink & Jacobs, Andrew M. White, Joseph B. Marks, Nielsen, Merksamer, Hodgson, Parrinello & Mueller, James R. Parrinello, Marguerite Mary Leoni, Irell & Manella, Jonathan H. Steinberg, Donna R. Hecht, David I. Gindler, Browne & Woods, Allan Browne, Benjamin D. Scheibe, Robert B. Broadbelt, Michael J. Olecki and Bion Gregory for Real Parties in Interest.

Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, Manuel A. Romero, Denise M. Hulett, Vibiana Andrade, Joaquin G. Avila, William R. Tamayo, Doreena P. Wong, Angelo N. Ancheta, Kathryn K. Imahara and Robin S. Toma as Amici Curiae.

OPINION

LUCAS, C.J.

In these mandate proceedings, we are called on to resolve the impasse created by the failure of the Legislature and Governor to adopt congressional, legislative and State Board of Equalization reapportionment plans in time for the forthcoming 1992 Primary and General Elections. (See Cal. Const., art. XXI, § 1.)

On September 23, 1991, Governor Wilson vetoed the plans submitted to him by the Legislature...

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