Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. Michelle Ascension

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MOVING OXNARD FORWARD, No. 21-56295

INC.,

D.C. No. 2:20-cv- Plaintiff-Appellant, 04122-CBM-AFM

v.

OPINION

MICHELLE ASCENSION, in her official capacity as City Clerk for the City of Oxnard,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Consuelo B. Marshall, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 9, 2023 Pasadena, California

Filed December 20, 2024

Before: Mark J. Bennett * and Daniel P. Collins, Circuit

* Judge Paul J. Watford was a member of the panel at the time the case was argued and submitted. Following Judge Watford’s resignation, Judge Bennett was randomly drawn as a replacement judge pursuant to MOVING OXNARD FORWARD, INC. V. ASCENSION

Judges, and Stephen Joseph Murphy III, ** District Judge.

Opinion by Judge Collins; Dissent by Judge Bennett

SUMMARY ***

First Amendment/Campaign Contribution Limits

The panel reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the City of Oxnard, California, and remanded with instructions to grant summary judgment to plaintiff,…