Legal Opinion
Gomez v. City of Watsonville
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1988No. 87-1751PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Dolores Cruz Gomez, Patricia Leal, and Waldo Rodriguez (“Appellants”) challenge the district court’s ruling that the City of Watsonville’s at-large mayoral and city council election system does not violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act as amended in 1982. 42 U.S.C. § 1973. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1343(a)(3) & (4). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We reverse and remand for implementation of a plan that comports with Section 2.
PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Appellants, Mexican-American citizens of Watsonville…
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