LEE v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Nos. 15-55478, 15-55502.

908 F.3d 1175 (2018)

Peter LEE, individual; Miri Park, individual; Ho Sam Park, individual; Geney Kim, individual; Yonah Hong, individual, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant-Appellee. Stanley Haveriland, individual; Theodore Thomas, individual; Horace Pennman, individual; Julia Simmons, individual; Heather Presha, individual; Sally Stein, individual, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. City of Los Angeles, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 19, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex S. Heinke (argued), John A. Karaczynski , Hyongsoon Kim , and Patrick E. Murray , Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Los Angeles, California; Ekwan E. Rhow , Bird Marella Boxer Wolpert Nessim Drooks Lincenberg & Rhow P.C.; for Plaintiffs-Appellants Peter Lee, Miri Park, Ho Sam Park, Geney Kim, and Yonah Hong.

Leo James Terrell , Law Offices of Leo James Terrell, Los Angeles, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellants Stanley Haveriland, Theodore Thomas, Horace Pennman, Julia Simmons, Heather Presha, and Sally Stein.

Robin B. Johansen (argued) and Thomas A. Willis , Remcho Johansen & Purcell LLP, Oakland, California; Harit U. Trivedi , Deputy City Attorney; Valerie L. Flores , Managing Assistant City Attorney; Michael N. Feuer , City Attorney; Office of the City Attorney, Los Angeles, California; for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: Jacqueline H. Nguyen and Paul J. Watford, Circuit Judges, and Mark W. Bennett, District Judge.


OPINION

At least once every ten years, the City of Los Angeles (the "City") must redraw the boundaries of its Council Districts in accordance with the requirements of its City Charter. Unsurprisingly, this decennial exercise can ignite intense debate and political...

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