CANO v. DAVIS

No. 01-08477 MMM(RCX).

193 F.Supp.2d 1177 (2002)

Mario CANO; Paula Rangel; Maria Calleros; Norma E. Ramirez; Margo Munoz; Bennie G. Corona; Myron Garcia; Frank Diaz; Consuelo E. Rodriguez; Jose Ruelas; Racquel Torres; Enrique F. Aranda; Josephine Santiago; Antonio M. Lopez; Jose R. Pacheco; Luis Natividad; Marisol Natividad; Luis Garcia; Luz Palomino; Silvia Palomino; Ignacio Leon; Joaquin Galan; Ernesto Bustillos; Cathy Espitia; Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund, Plaintiff(s), v. Gray DAVIS, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of California; Cruz Bustamante, in his official capacity as Lieutenant Governor of the State of California; Bill Jones, in his official capacity as Secretary of State of the State of California; John Burton, in his official capacity as President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate; Robert Hertzberg, in his official capacity as Speaker of the California State Assembly, Defendant(s).

United States District Court, C.D. California.

March 18, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vibiana Andrade, Thomas A. Saenz, Antonia Hernandez, Steven Joaquin Reyes, Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Los Angeles, CA, Denise M. Hulett, Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund, San Francisco, CA, Maria Blanco, Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Sacramento, CA, for plaintiffs.

Otto I. Pena, Otto I Pena Offices, Los Angeles, CA, Gail H. Morse, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Invervenors.

Louis R. Mauro, CAAG-Office of Attorney General of California, Correctional Law Section, Sacramento, CA, Jennifer Kathryn Rockwell, CAAG-Office of Attorney General of California, Sacramento, CA, for Gary Davis, Cruz Bustamante, Bill Jones.

Bruce A. Wessel, Jonathan H. Steinberg, Elliot N. Brown, Laura W. Brill, Irell & Manella, Los Angeles, CA, Thomas E. Gauthier, George Waters, Olson Hagel Waters & Fishburn, Sacramento, CA, for John Burton.

Robin B. Johansen, Miguel Marguez, Kathleen J. Purcell, Joseph Remcho, Remcho, Johansen & Purcell, San Leandro, CA, for Herb Wesson, Jr.

Hogler G. Besch, Michael A. Carvin, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, Los Angeles, CA, Andrew McBride, Wiley Rein & Fielding, Washington, DC, for California Republican Party, Howard McKeon, Shawn Steel, Michelle Steel, Carolyn Jaragin, Betty Cordova, Beckee Handrich-Seaman, Jill Schugardt, Tiffany Gharagozlou.

Eric R. Wiesel, Donald H. Heller, Donald H. Heller Law Offices, Sacramento, CA, for James L. Brulte, Dick Ackerman, Bob Margett, California State Senate Republican Caucus.

Geraldine R. Gennet, Kerry W. Kircher, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, for Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives.

Gerson A. Zweifach, Paul Morgin, Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC, Charles F. Kester, Kester & Isenberg, Encino, CA, for Howard Berman, Bob Filner.

BEFORE: REINHARDT, Circuit Judge, MORROW and SNYDER, District Judges.


ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART ASSEMBLY SPEAKER WESSON'S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER RE DEPOSITION OF ASSEMBLY-MEMBER JUAN VARGAS AND DENYING SENATE DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER RE DEPOSITION OF ANTONIO GONZALEZ

PER CURIAM.

On March 5, 2002, the court held argument on Assembly Speaker Wesson's motion for a protective order regarding the deposition of Assemblymember Juan Vargas and the...

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