Padilla v. Lever

463 F.3d 1046 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-Appellee. No. 03-56259. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted En Banc June 22, 2006. Filed September 19, 2006. Nina Perales (argued), Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, San Antonio, TX, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Wendy J. Phillips (argued), Deputy County Counsel, Santa Ana, CA; Frederic D. Woocher (argued), Strumwasser & Woocher, LLP, Santa Monica, CA; for the defendants-appellees. George W. Shaeffer, Jr. (argued), Heather B. Scheck (brief), Breon & Shaeffer, P.L.C., Irvine, CA, on behalf of the Santa Ana Unified School District; Louis R. Mauro, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for amici curiae. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Alicemarie H. Stotler, District Judge,…