Hewitt v. Joyner

940 F.2d 1561 Ruby HEWITT; Ralph Winant; Jerry Weitzman; Darrell Barker and Dennis Molloy, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. John JOYNER; Robert L. Hammock; Jon D. Mikels; Barbara C. Riordan; and Larry Walker, in their official capacities as members of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors; Yucca Valley Parks and Recreation District, Defendants-Appellees. No. 89-55199. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 6, 1990. Decided July 31, 1991. Carol A. Sobel, ACLU Foundation of Southern Cal., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. David L. Llewellyn, Jr., Sacramento, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Douglas E. Mirell, Los Angeles, Cal., for amicus curiae American Jewish Congress. Daron L. Tooch, Los Angeles, Cal., for amicus curiae Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before FERGUSON, NORRIS and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. FERGUSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Plaintiffs-appellants, five residents of San Bernardino County, appeal the district court's judgment in favor of the defendants-appellees after a one-day bench trial. The defendants are the Yucca Valley Parks and…