Martinez v. Regents of UC 9/15/08 CA3

State: California

Court: 1st District Court of Appeal 1st District Court of Appeal

Docket No: C054124

Case Date: 12/29/2008

Preview:Filed 9/15/08

CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Yolo) ----

ROBERT MARTINEZ et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA et al., Defendants and Respondents. C054124 (Super. Ct. No. CV052064)

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Yolo County, Thomas Edward Warrnier, J. Reversed. Immigration Reform Law Institute and Kris W. Kobach; Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley and Michael J. Brady for Plaintiffs and Appellants. Sharon L. Browne and Ralph W. Kasarda for Pacific Legal Foundation, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.1110, this

opinion is certified for publication with the exception of parts II and III of the DISCUSSION.

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Charles F. Robinson and Christopher M. Patti; Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, Ethan P. Schulman and Robert D. Hallman for Defendants and Respondents. Munger, Tolles & Olson, Bradley S. Phillips, Fred A. Rowley, Jr., Gabriel P. Sanchez, Mark R. Yohalem; Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, Robert Rubin; Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Cynthia Valenzquela, Nicholas Espiritu and Kristina Campbell for Alicia A., Gloria A., Marcos A., Mildred A., Enrique Boca, Nicole Doe, Collin Campbell, Alex Ortiz, Linda Lin Qian, Cesar Rivadeneyra, Jennifer Seidenberg, Improving Dreams, Equality, Access and Success at U.C. Davis, Improving Dreams, Equality, Access and Success of UCLA and National Immigration Law Center as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

United States citizens who pay nonresident tuition for enrollment at California's public universities/colleges brought a lawsuit attacking a state statute (Ed. Code,

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