Romero v. City Of Pomona

883 F.2d 1418 Dr. Gloria J. ROMERO, Willie E. White, Joseph Lee Duncan, Tomas Ursua, and Harold Webb, Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. The CITY OF POMONA; G. Stanton Selby, Mayor of the City of Pomona; Vernon M. Weigand, Councilman District 1; E.J. Gualding, Councilman District 2; Donna Smith, Councilperson District 3; Mark Nymeyer, Councilman District 4; In Their Official Capacities, Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants. Nos. 87-6326, 87-6517 and 88-5688. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 3, 1988. Decided Aug. 24, 1989. Rolando L. Rios, San Antonio, Tex., William Garrett, Dallas, Tex., Richard P. Fajardo and E. Richard Larson, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants/cross-appellees. John E. McDermott and Erich R. Luschei, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees/cross-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before FLETCHER, ALARCON and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge: I. Background 1 The plaintiffs, Gloria J. Romero, Willie E. White, Joseph Lee Duncan, Tomas Ursua and Harold Webb, eligible voters and residents of the City of Pomona, California,…