CITIZENS FOR CLEAN GOVERNMENT v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO

No. 04-56964.

474 F.3d 647 (2007)

CITIZENS FOR CLEAN GOVERNMENT, the committee to recall Scott Peters, an unincorporated association, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO, a public Opinion agency; Does, 1 through 100, Inclusive, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 19, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven W. Haskins and Margaret Pitchkolan, Haskins & Associates APC, Bonita, CA, for the appellant.

David Brodie and Robert J. Walters, Deputy City Attorneys, San Diego, CA, for the appellee.

Before: CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges.


HALL, Senior Circuit Judge.

The City of San Diego bans contributions exceeding $250 to any committee supporting or opposing a candidate for City Council office. San Diego Municipal Code (SDMC) § 27.2935 (2005).1 This limit applies to recall efforts because the term "candidate" includes a "City officeholder who becomes the subject of a recall election." Id. § 27.2903.

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