Rudy Badillo Carmen Fernandez Joe Villapando Edward Alston, on Behalf of Themselves and as Representatives of Others Similarly Situated v. City of Stockton, California, Rudy Badillo, and Carrie Durham v. City of Stockton, California

956 F.2d 884 60 USLW 2550 Rudy BADILLO; Carmen Fernandez; Joe Villapando; Edward Alston, on behalf of themselves and as representatives of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA, Defendant-Appellee. Rudy BADILLO, et al., Plaintiffs, and Carrie Durham, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA, Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 89-15987, 89-16124. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 15, 1991. Decided Feb. 10, 1992. As Amended April 27, 1992. Joaquin Avila, Milpitas, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. James C. Craven, Springfield, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant Carrie Durham. John E. McDermott, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, Los Angeles, Cal., and Erich R. Luschei, McDermott, Will & Emery, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Before SCHROEDER, CANBY and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge: 1 This is a challenge under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1971 et seq., to a new system of conducting city council elections adopted by the City of Stockton, California, in 1986. The…