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League of United Latin American Citizens v. City of Santa Ana

District Court, C.D. California

Decided March 22, 1976No. CV 74-767-FPublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

FERGUSON, District Judge.

Mexican-American individuals comprise 25.8% of the general population of the City of Santa Ana but only 9.2% of the police officers employed by the Santa Ana Police Department and only 4.5% of the firefighters employed by the Santa Ana Fire Department. In an effort to rectify this disparity, plaintiffs Lawrence Felix and the League of United Latin American Citizens (“LULAC”) have filed a class action civil rights suit alleging discrimination by the City of Santa Ana and several named city officials in the process by which police officers and…

2Cases cited80 opinions

  1. Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Sanchez v. City of Santa AnaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  2. Williams v. VukovichCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
  3. 27 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1352, 28 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,413 Placido Rivera, Richard Gonzales, Intervenors-Appellants v. The City of Wichita FallsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  4. Fahn v. Cowlitz CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Fanchon Blake v. City of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979

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