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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIF. v. MENDEZ

No. 16-369.

137 S.Ct. 1539 (2017)

581 U.S. 420

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, et al., Petitioners v. Angel MENDEZ, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 30, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Joshua Rosenkranz, New York, NY, for Petitioners.

Nicole A. Saharsky, for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the petitioners.

Leonard Feldman, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.

Mary C. Wickham, Rodrigo A. Castro-Silva, Jennifer Lehman, Millicent Rolon, Office of the County Counsel, Thomas C. Hurrell, Melinda Cantrall, Hurrell Cantrall LLP, Los Angeles, CA, E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Thomas M. Bondy, Andrew D. Silverman, Matthew L. Bush, Cynthia B. Stein, Benjamin F. Aiken, Logan Dwyer, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY, for Petitioners.

Eric Schnapper, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA, Rachel Lee, Stoel Rives LLP, Portland, OR, Leonard J. Feldman, Peterson Wampold Rosato Feldman Luna, Seattle, WA, Sara Berry, Holland & Hart LLP, Boise, ID, for Respondents.

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