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RUIZ v. CITY OF SANTA MARIA

No. 96-56564.

160 F.3d 543 (1998)

Esperanza RUIZ; Joseph Talaugon; Iltra Garcia; Francisco Delgado, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF SANTA MARIA; City Council of Santa Maria; Bob Orach; Janet R. Kalland, City Council Members, City Clerk; all sued in their official capacities; Roger Bunch; Toru Miyoshi; Joseph Centeno; Abel Maldonado, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 5, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denise M. Hulett, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, San Francisco, California, for plaintiffs-appellants.

John E. McDermott, Howrey & Simon, Los Angeles, California, for defendants-appellees.

Before: WALLACE, TROTT and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam Opinion; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge WALLACE; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS.

PER CURIAM:1

Four Hispanic residents and registered voters of the City of Santa Maria challenge the City's at-large city council election system under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973. While the case was pending, two Hispanic candidates...

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