Filemon Alcaraz, Chu-Siang Niu and Those Similarly Situated v. March Fong Eu, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the State of California, Filemon Alcaraz, Chu-Siang Niu and Those Similarly Situated v. George A. Mann, Registrar for the County of Santa Clara and the County of Santa Clara

861 F.2d 1101 Filemon ALCARAZ, Chu-Siang Niu and those similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. March Fong EU, in her official capacity as Secretary of the State of California, Defendant-Appellant. Filemon ALCARAZ, Chu-Siang Niu and those similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. George A. MANN, Registrar for the County of Santa Clara; and the County of Santa Clara, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 88-15572, 88-15573. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Nov. 6, 1988. Before FARRIS, CANBY and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. 1 The petition for writ of mandamus and/or prohibition filed by the Secretary of the State of California is construed as a notice of appeal and a motion for summary reversal of the district court's order of November 4, 1988. The application for writ of prohibition filed by the Registrar for the County of Santa Clara is also construed as a notice of appeal and a motion for summary reversal. These appeals are consolidated. The district court's order of November 4, 1988 is directly appealable as the grant of a preliminary injunction because the order was entered after a hearing at which all parties were represented. 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1292 (a)(1). 2 The court…