1 JOEL E.

OGLE

: COUNTY COUNSEL

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"GEORGE F. HOLDEN

3 DEPUTY COUN'l'): COUNSEL

4 318 Hall of Recorde

Santa Ana, Callfornla

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8 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 CENTRAL DIVISIO~

11 GONZALO M£NDEZ, et a1.

12 Petltloners,
13 :!:! va. No. 4-292 M
14 'i WESTMINSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT RESPONDENTS STATEMENT OF POINTS ON
: OF ORANGE COUNTY, et a1. WEICH TEE1 INTEND TO RELY ON APPEAL
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Respondents.
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17 THE P.ESPONDENTS AND APPELLANTS lntend to rely upon the rollowlng
18 contentlons on the Appeal:
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20 That the Dlstrlct Court laoked jurisdlctlon over the subject matter:
21 (a) It appears upon the face of sald Petltlon that
there ls no substantial Federal questlon lnvolved.
23 (b) It appears that thls is not a sult at law or ln
24 equlty authorlzed by law to be brought by any
25 person to redress the deprlvatlon, under color
26 of any law, statute, ordinanoe, regulation, oust om
27 or usage, of any State, of any right, privl1ege,
28 or immunity seoured by the Oonstitution of the
29 United States, or any right secured by any law
30 of the United States providing ror equal rights of
31 citlzens of the United States, or of all persons
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 1 (·c) That it does not appear trom said Petition

2 that the action or regul~tions complained of

are sanctioned or are pursuant to any law,

4· rule or regulation ot the State ot California.

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That the
the Petition fails to state a claim against these Respondents
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or any of them upon which rellef can be BTanted.

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III

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That the District Court erred in denying the Motion of Respondents
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to Dismiss Action.
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That the
the Conclusions of Law are not supported by the Findlngs ot
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Fact.
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That Conclusions
Conclusions of Law No. IV ls not supported by the Findings ot
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Fact and
and that said Conclusion of Law is contrary to law.
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That the
the District Court's Conclusions of Law No. V, VII, VII!, IX,
IX,

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X, XI, XII and XIII are not supported by the Findings of Fact and are

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! erroneous as not being supported by law.

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That the
the District Court erred in over-ruling Defendants objeotions
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to Findings of Fact and Conclusions ot Law.

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The Findings of Fact show that the Distriot Court lacked juris-
juris­
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diction over the subjeot matter:

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(a) It appears from the Findings of Faot that no substantial

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Federal question is involved.

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(b) It appears from the Findings of Fact that the action

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of regulations oomplained ot are not sanotioned or
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made pursuant to any law, rule or regulation of the

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State ot California.

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 1 DATED: This ~ay of April, 1946.
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