Legal Opinion
Benavidez v. Eu
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 1, 1994No. 92-16260PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POOLE, Circuit Judge:
A group of Latino California residents appeal the three-judge district court’s dismissal of their complaint in intervention alleging that California’s congressional districting violates the Voting Rights Act, 42 § 1973 et seq. The district court’s opinion articulates no reason for dismissing these plaintiff-intervenors. Appellee Governor Pete Wilson suggests that dismissal was proper either under principles governing jurisdiction over intervenors, or based on abstention. We consider and reject each of these possibilities. Because we can' discern no proper basis for the…
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3Cited by34 opinions
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