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CHAVEZ-SALIDO v. CABELL

No. CV 76-0541-IH.

427 F.Supp. 158 (1977)

Jose CHAVEZ-SALIDO et al., Plaintiffs, v. Clarence E. CABELL, in his official capacity as Acting Chief Probation Officer of Los Angeles County, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, C. D. California.

Addendum to Opinion March 14, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Paez, Michele Washington, Western Center on Law and Poverty, Inc., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs.

Philip H. Hickok, Deputy County Counsel, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants.

Before BARNES, Senior Circuit Judge, CURTIS, Senior District Judge, and IRVING HILL, District Judge.

OPINION

HILL, District Judge:

In this opinion, in a case of first impression, we declare unconstitutional California Government Code § 1031(a). That section provides that one must be a citizen of the United States to hold any governmental position, state, county or local, which is declared by law to be a peace officer or which has the powers of a peace officer. The case is brought by three plaintiffs who applied for, and were denied, appointment to...

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