Vasquez v. Los Angeles County

487 F.3d 1246 Ernesto R. VASQUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOS ANGELES ("LA") COUNTY; Don Knabe, in his official capacity as a Supervisor, LA County; Gloria Molina, in her official capacity as a Supervisor, LA County; Yvonne B. Burke, in her official capacity as a Supervisor, LA County; Zev Yaroslavsky, in his official capacity as a Supervisor, LA County; and Michael D. Antonovich, in his official capacity as a Supervisor, LA County, Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-56973. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 17, 2006. Filed May 15, 2007. Robert J. Muise (argued), Edward L. White III, Thomas More Law Center, Ann Arbor, MI, for the appellant. Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., County Counsel; Gary N. Miller, Assistant County Counsel; Jennifer A.D. Lehman (argued), Deputy County Counsel, Office of the County Counsel, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellees. John C. Eastman and Manuel S. Klausner, for amici curiae the Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, Orange, CA, and the Individual Rights Foundation, Los Angeles, CA. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; S. James Otero, District Judge,…