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DOE EX REL. DOE v. LOS ANGELES UNIF. SCHOOL DIST.

No. CV 98-6154 LBG RZX.

48 F.Supp.2d 1233 (1999)

Diana DOE, By and Through her parent and next friend, A. DOE; Jose Doe, By and Through his parent and next friend, J. Doe; Antonio Doe, By and Through his parent and next friend, L. Doe; Jonathan Does, By and Through his parent and next friend, M. Doe; Sharon Doe, Joseph Doe and Ruben Doe, By and Through their next friend Y. Doe; Nancy Doe, By and Through her next friend, R. Doe; individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT; Ruben Zacarias, in his official capacity as the Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

April 23, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theresa Fay-Bustillos, Thomas A Saenz, Silvia Argueta, Antonia Hernandez, Maribel S Medina, Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund, Los Angeles, CA, Mark D Rosenbaum, Rocio De Lourdes Cordoba, ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, for Diana Doe, Jose Doe, Antonio Doe, plaintiffs.

Bradley Stuart Phillips, Vilma S Martinez, Munger Tolles & Olson, Los Angeles, CA, Hojoon Hwang, Munger Tolles & Olson, San Francisco, CA, for Los Angeles United School District, Ruben Zacarias, defendants.

Theresa Fay-Bustillos, Silvia Argueta, Antonia Hernandez, Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund, Los Angeles, CA, Mark D Rosenbaum, Rocio De Lourdes Cordoba, ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, for Jonathan Doe, Sharon Doe, Joseph Doe, Ruben Doe, Nancy Doe, plaintiffs.

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION.

BAIRD, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION.

On June 2, 1998, the California electorate adopted Proposition 227, a state initiative that restricts the use of bilingual education in public schools to teach students that are limited in English proficiency. On July 30, 1998, plaintiffs filed the instant suit that challenges the validity of the proposition on federal statutory grounds. Plaintiffs...

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