Patino v. City of Pasadena

MEMORANDUM AND OPINION SETTING OUT FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

Lee H. Rosenthal, Chief United States District Judge

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction... 673

I. The Law Governing the Court’s Inquiry, Findings, and Conclusions... 674

A. Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the Fifteenth Amendment.. .675

B. The Fourteenth Amendment.. .676

II. Findings of Fact... 677

A. Procedural Background... 677

B. The Record Evidence... 678

1. Fact Witnesses... 678

2. Expert Witnesses... 680

*672C. Pasadena’s Election Maps and Plans...681

D. Pasadena’s History... 682

1. Texas Laws Affecting Pasadena. . .682

2.…