Legal Opinion
Gutierrez v. Municipal Court of the Southeast Judicial District
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1988No. Nos. 85-5931, 85-6532 and 86-5888PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Alva Gutierrez, a Hispanic-American, brought an action challenging an English-only rule enacted by the Southeast Judicial District of the Los Angeles Municipal Court. The district court granted Gutierrez’s motion for a preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the rule. Appellants challenge the issuance of the injunction and also appeal the district court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment on Gutierrez’s section 1981, 1983, and 1985(3) claims. Their motion was based on the defenses of absolute and qualified immunity.
Because Gutierrez established both…
2Cases cited68 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Donald Robin BARREN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tom HARRINGTON, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Patsy Carolyn POE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donnie HAYDON, Et Al., Defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Alva Gutierrez v. Municipal Court of the Southeast Judicial District, County of Los Angeles, Incorrectly Sued as "County of Los Angeles, a Public Entity Porter De Dubovay John W. Bunnett and Russell F. Schooling, in Their Capacity as Officials Having Authority to Issue Personnel Rules for Employees of the County of Los Angeles at the Municipal Court of the Southeast Judicial District," Alva Gutierrez v. Porter De Dubovay John W. Bunnett and Russell F. Schooling, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Asian American Business Group v. City of PomonaDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1989
- 51 Fair empl.prac.cas. 452, 48 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 38,545 Alva Gutierrez v. Municipal Court of the Southeast Judicial District, County of Los Angeles, Incorrectly Sued as "County of Los Angeles, a Public Entity Porter De Debovay John W. Bunnett and Russell F. Schooling, in Their Capacity as Officials Having Authority to Issue Personnel Rules for Employees of the County of Los Angeles at the Municipal Court of the Southeast Judicial District," Alva Gutierrez v. Porter De Debovay John W. Bunnett and Russell F. Schooling, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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