CANO v. DAVIS

No. CV 01-08477 MMM (RCx).

211 F.Supp.2d 1208 (2002)

Maria CANO, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Gray DAVIS, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

June 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Otto I. Pena, Otto I. Pena Law Offices, Los Angeles, CA, for Salvadoran Ass'n of Los Angeles and Luis R. Reyes.

Gail H. Morse, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Intervenors.

Louis R. Mauro, Jennifer Kathryn Rockwell, CAAG—Office of Attorney General of California Correctional Law Section, Sacramento, CA, for Gary Davis, Cruz Bustamante, and John Burton.

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

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

Holger G. Besch, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Los Angeles, CA, Andrew McBride, Wiley, Rein & Fielding, Washington, DC, Michael A. Carvin, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, DC, Charles, H. Bell, Bell McAndrews, Sacramento, CA, for Intervenor-Defendants.

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

Bienclaro M. Llaneta, Ben M. Llaneta Law Offices, San Diego, CA, for Filipino World War II Veterans Federation of San Diego County.

Wayne M. Barsky, Dohoang Thien Duong, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, CA, for Guatemalan Unity Information Agency, El Rescate, Alianza Hondureno De Los Angeles, and Public Immigrants Policy Institute of Los Angeles.

Before REINHARDT, Circuit Judge, SNYDER and MORROW, District Judges.


OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiffs, who are Latino voters and advocacy groups, challenge two congressional districts and one state legislative district adopted by the State of California as part of its most recent redistricting process. Plaintiffs contend that the three districts violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973, and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth...

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