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Nature of Suit Code: 441
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Voting
Cause of Action: 28:1343 Violation of Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FELIX M. LOPEZ and ELIZABETH

RUIZ, individually and on behalf

of those similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; LOCAL

AREA FORMATION COMMISION OF

MERCED COUNTY (“LAFCO”),

CALIFORNIA; CITY OF ATWATER,

CALIFORNIA; CITY OF DOS PALOS,

CALIFORNIA; CITY OF GUSTINE,

CALIFORNIA; CITY OF LIVINGSTON,

CALIFORNIA; CITY OF LOS BANOS,

CALIFORNIA; BALLICO COMMUNITY

SERVICES DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA;

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA IRRIGATION

DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA; DELHI

COUNTY WATER DISTRICT,

CALIFORNIA; EAST MERCED RESOURCE

CONSERVATION DISTRICT,

CALIFORNIA; FRANKLIN COUNTY

WATER DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA;

HILMAR COUNTY WATER DISTRICT,

CALIFORNIA; LE GRAND COMMUNITY

SERVICE DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA;

LOS BANOS RESOURCE CONSERVATION

DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA; MERQUIN

COUNTY WATER DISTRICT,

CALIFORNIA; MIDWAY COMMUNITY

SERVICES DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA;

PLANADA COMMUNITY SERVICES

DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA; SANTA

NELLA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT,

CALIFORNIA; SNELLING COMMUNITY

SERVICES DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA;

SOUTH DOS PALOS COUNTY WATER

DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA; TURLOCK

IRRIGATION DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA;

VOLTA COMMUNITY SERVICES

DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA; WINTON

WATER AND SANITARY DISTRICT,

CALIFORNIA,

Defendants.

 

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1:06-cv-1526 OWW DLB

ORDER SETTING HEARING ON

MOTION FOR TEMPORARY

RESTRAINING ORDER 

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Plaintiffs’ Motion for Temporary Restraining Order is set

for hearing on November 3, 2006, at the hour of 12:00 p.m. in

Courtroom 3, at the United States Courthouse located at 2500

Tulare Street, Fresno, California. Plaintiffs will move this

Court for a Temporary Restraining Order to enjoin Defendants,

their agents, employees, successors, attorneys, and all persons

in active concert and participation with them, from undertaking

any steps to finalize or certify their November, 2006 election

results until such time that any changes affecting voting

adopted, approved, or implemented by Defendants, have received

the requisite approval or pre-clearance pursuant to Section 5 of

the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c. 

At the November 3, 2006, hearing on Temporary Restraining

Order, Plaintiffs will move for an order requiring Defendants to

appear and show cause why a preliminary injunction should not

issue to restrain and enjoin the Defendants as requested above,

pending a trial on the merits. 

On October 31, 2006, Plaintiffs’ counsel was instructed to

serve notice of the hearing on Motion for Temporary Restraining

Order or to provide actual notice of the hearing to any appearing

Defendant upon entry of appearance in the case. 

Any opposition to the Temporary Restraining Order shall be

filed by 4:30 p.m. on November 2, 2006. 

SO ORDERED. 

DATED: November 2, 2006.

_/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER________

 OLIVER W. WANGER

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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