United States Ninth Circuit

In an action alleging that the design of a city bus system discriminated against inner-city riders, the District Court's order permitting a consent decree to expire and denying sanctions against Defendant is affirmed, where the District Court did not abuse its discretion in finding that Defendant substantially complied with the decree.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/12/2008
• Decided 05/05/2009
• Published 05/05/2009

Judges

• Before MARY M. SCHROEDER, BARRY G. SILVERMAN, and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Karen M. Lockwood (argued), Howrey LLP, Washington, DC, Ethan B. Andelman, Howrey LLP, San Francisco, CA, Katherine M. Basile, Howrey LLP, East Palo Alto, CA, Richard A. Marcantonio, Angelica K. Jongco, Public Advocates, Inc., San Francisco, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Caroline H. Mankey (argued), Patricia L. Glaser, James S. Schreier, Christensen, Glaser, Fink, Jacobs, Weil, & Shapiro, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., County Counsel, Charles M. Safer, Assistant County Counsel, Office of the Los Angeles County Counsel, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellees.