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LOPEZ v. MONTEREY COUNTY, CAL.

No. C-91-20559-RMW (EAI).

871 F.Supp. 1254 (1994)

Vicky M. LOPEZ, Crescencio Padilla, William A. Melendez, Jesse G. Sanchez, and David Serena, Plaintiffs, v. MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

Order Clarifying Decision January 10, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joaquin G. Avila, Milpitas, CA, San Francisco, CA, Barbara Y. Phillips, University of Mississippi Law School, University, MS, for plaintiff.

Douglas C. Holland, County Counsel, Salinas, CA, for defendant Monterey County.

Manuel Medeiros, Deputy Atty. Gen., Sacramento, CA, for intervenor State of Cal.

Michael W. Stamp, Pacific Grove, CA, for intervenor Michael S. Fields, Judge of the Municipal Court.

ORDER ENJOINING ELECTIONS PENDING PRECLEARANCE OF PERMANENT PLAN EXCEPT FOR COURT-ORDERED SPECIAL ELECTION IN 1995

WHYTE, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is a case in which the plaintiffs challenged the implementation of six Monterey County ordinances on the ground that they were not precleared as required by the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c. The ordinances consolidated two municipal and seven justice court districts into a single...

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