Padilla v. Lever

429 F.3d 910 Sandra PADILLA; Victor Sanchez; Rosa Andrade, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Rosalyn LEVER, in her official capacity as Registrar of Voters, Orange County Registration and Elections Department; Suzanne Slupsky, in her official capacity as Assistant Registrar of Voters, Orange County Registration and Elections Department, Defendants-Appellees, and Vivian Martinez, Defendant. No. 03-56259. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 8, 2005. Filed November 23, 2005. Thomas A. Saenz, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Wendy J. Phillips, Deputy County Counsel, Santa Ana, CA, for the defendants-appellees. George W. Shaeffer, Jr. (argued), Heather B. Scheck (brief), Breon & Shaeffer, Irvine, CA, for the Amici Curiae. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Alicemarie H. Stotler, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-02-01145-AHS. Before: PREGERSON and CANBY, Circuit Judges, and REED, * District Judge. Opinion by Judge PREGERSON; Dissent by Judge CANBY. PREGERSON, Circuit Judge. 1 Plaintiffs, residents and registered voters in the…