Porter
Porter v. Jones
Opinion
Opinion
Fisher, J.
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ALAN PORTER; PATRICK KERR;
STEVEN LEWIS; WILLIAM J. CODY,
Plaintiffs-Appellants, No. 06-55517 v. DEBRA BOWEN,* in her official D.C. No.
CV-00-11700-RJK
capacity as California Secretary of
OPINION
State; BILL JONES, in his individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Robert J. Kelleher, Senior Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted May 18, 2007—Pasadena, California
Filed August 6, 2007
Before: Raymond C. Fisher and Richard R. Clifton, Circuit Judges, and Ricardo Martinez, District Judge.**
Opinion by Judge Fisher
*Debra Bowen is substituted for her predecessor, Bruce McPherson, as Secretary of State, pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 43(c)(2). **The Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez, United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington, sitting by designation. COUNSEL
Peter J. Eliasberg (argued) and Mark D. Rosenbaum, ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, and Lisa J. Danetz and Brenda Wright, National Voting Rights…