City of New York v. US Dept. of Commerce, 88 CV 3474

• Decision Date: 13 April 1993
• Docket Number: 92 CV 1566 and 92 CV 2037.,No. 88 CV 3474,88 CV 3474
• Citation: 822 F. Supp. 906
• Parties: The CITY OF NEW YORK, the State of New York, the People of the State of California ex rel. Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, the City of Los Angeles, the City of Chicago, Dade County, Florida, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National League of Cities, the League of United Latin American Citizens, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Marcella Maxwell, Donald H. Elliott, John Mack, Olga Morales, Timothy W. Wright III, Raymond G. Romero, Antonio Gonzales, and Athalie Range, Plaintiffs, and The State of Texas, the City of Phoenix, Arizona, the State of New Jersey, the State of Florida, the City of Cleveland, Ohio, the City of Denver, Colorado, the City of Inglewood, California, the City of New Orleans, Louisiana, the City of Oakland, California, the City of Pasadena, California, the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the City of San Antonio, Texas, the City of San Francisco, California, Broward County, Florida, the State of Arizona, the City of Baltimore, Maryland, the City of Boston, Massachusetts, the City of Long Beach, California, the City of San Jose, California, Los Angeles County, California, San Bernardino County, California, the District of Columbia, the Navajo Nation, the State of New Mexico, the City of Tucson, Arizona, the County of Hudson, New Jersey and the Council of the Great City Schools, Plaintiffs-Intervenors, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Ronald H. Brown, as Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce, Michael R. Darby, as Under Secretary for Economic Affairs of the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Barbara Everitt Bryant, as Director of the Bureau of the Census, William Clinton, as President of the United States, and Donald K. Anderson, as Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Defendants, and The State of Wisconsin, and the State of Oklahoma, Defendants-Intervenors. CITY OF ATLANTA, and Maynard Jackson, Individually and as Mayor, City of Atlanta, Plaintiffs, v. Ronald H. BROWN, as Secretary of United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, and Barbara Everitt Bryant, as Director of the Bureau of the Census, Defendants. FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Florida State Conference, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Miguel A. De Grandy, Willye Dennis, Mario Diaz-Balart, Dr. Charles Evans, Rodolfo Garcia, Jr., Bolley L. "Bo" Johnson, Alfred J. Lawson, Jr., Willis Logan, Jr., Johnnie McMillian, Alzo J. Reddick, Peter Rudy Wallace, T.K. Wetherell, Plaintiffs, v. Ronald H. BROWN, as Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce, Michael Espy, as Secretary of Agriculture, Donna E. Shalala, as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Henry Cisneros, as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Robert B. Reich, as Secretary of Labor, Frederico Pena, as Secretary of Transportation, Richard W. Riley, as Secretary of Education, and Michael R. Darby, as Under Secretary for Economic Affairs of the United States Department of Commerce, Defendants.
• Court: U.S. District Court — Eastern District of New York

822 F. Supp. 906

The CITY OF NEW YORK, the State of New York, the People of the State of California ex rel. Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, the City of Los Angeles, the City of Chicago, Dade County, Florida, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National League of Cities, the League of United Latin American Citizens, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Marcella Maxwell, Donald H. Elliott, John Mack, Olga Morales, Timothy W. Wright III, Raymond G. Romero, Antonio Gonzales, and Athalie Range, Plaintiffs, and The State of Texas, the City of Phoenix, Arizona, the State of New Jersey, the State of Florida, the City of Cleveland, Ohio, the City of Denver, Colorado, the City of Inglewood, California, the City of New Orleans, Louisiana, the City of Oakland, California, the City of Pasadena, California, the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the City of San Antonio, Texas, the City of San Francisco, California, Broward County, Florida, the State of Arizona, the City of Baltimore, Maryland, the City of Boston, Massachusetts, the City of Long Beach, California, the City of San Jose, California, Los Angeles County, California, San Bernardino County, California, the District of Columbia, the Navajo Nation, the State of New Mexico, the City of Tucson, Arizona, the County of Hudson, New Jersey and the Council of the Great City Schools, Plaintiffs-Intervenors, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Ronald H. Brown, as Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce, Michael R. Darby, as Under Secretary for Economic Affairs of the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Barbara Everitt Bryant, as Director of the Bureau of the Census, William Clinton, as President of the United States, and Donald K. Anderson, as Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Defendants, and The State of Wisconsin, and the State of Oklahoma, Defendants-Intervenors.

CITY OF ATLANTA, and Maynard Jackson, Individually and as Mayor, City of Atlanta, Plaintiffs, v. Ronald H. BROWN, as Secretary of United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, and Barbara Everitt Bryant, as Director of the Bureau of the Census, Defendants.

FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Florida State Conference, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Miguel A. De Grandy, Willye Dennis, Mario Diaz-Balart, Dr. Charles Evans, Rodolfo Garcia, Jr., Bolley L. "Bo" Johnson, Alfred J. Lawson, Jr., Willis Logan, Jr., Johnnie McMillian, Alzo J. Reddick, Peter Rudy Wallace, T.K. Wetherell, Plaintiffs, v. Ronald H. BROWN, as Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce, Michael Espy, as Secretary of Agriculture, Donna E. Shalala, as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Henry Cisneros, as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Robert B. Reich, as Secretary of Labor, Frederico Pena, as

Secretary of Transportation, Richard W. Riley, as Secretary of Education, and Michael R. Darby, as Under Secretary for Economic Affairs of the United States Department of Commerce, Defendants.

Nos. 88 CV 3474, 92 CV 1566 and 92 CV 2037.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

April 13, 1993.

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O. Peter Sherwood, Corp. Counsel of City of New York by David B. Goldin, Asst. Corp. Counsel of City of New York, New York City, for plaintiff City of New York.

Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. of State of New York by Sanford M. Cohen, Asst. Atty. Gen. of State of New York, New York City, for plaintiff State of N.Y.

Daniel E. Lungren, Atty. Gen. of State of Cal., Charlotte Sato, Special Asst. Atty. Gen. of State of Cal. by Yeoryios C. Appallas, Deputy Atty. Gen. of State of Cal., San Francisco, CA, for plaintiff People of State of California, ex rel. Daniel E. Lungren, Atty. Gen.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore by Robert S. Rifkind, New York City, for all plaintiffs except State of N.Y., People of State of Cal., ex rel. Daniel E. Lungren, Atty. Gen., State of Tex., State of N.J., State of Fla., State of N.M., City of Tucson and County of Hudson.

Arnold & Porter, Sp. Counsel to City of New York by Peter L. Zimroth, New York City, for plaintiff City of New York.

Stein Zauderer, Ellenhorn, Frischer & Sharp, Sp. Counsel to City of New York by Louis M. Solomon, New York City, for plaintiff City of New York.

DeWitt W. Clinton, County Counsel of Los Angeles County by Ada Treiger, Deputy County Counsel, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff County of Los Angeles.

James K. Hahn, City Atty. of City of Los Angeles by Jessica F. Heinz, Deputy City Atty., Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff City of Los Angeles.

Dan Morales, Atty. Gen. of State of Tex. by Javier P. Guajardo, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, TX, for plaintiff State of Tex.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. of State of Fla. by George L. Waas, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, FL, for plaintiff State of Fla.

Robert J. Del Tufo, Atty. Gen. of State of N.J. by Michael S. Bokar, Sr. Deputy Atty. Gen., Trenton, NJ, for plaintiff State of N.J.

Grant Woods, Atty. Gen. of State of Ariz. by Robert B. Carey, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, AZ, for plaintiff State of Ariz.

Tom Udall, Atty. Gen. of State of N.M. by Christopher D. Coppin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, NM, for plaintiff State of N.M.

Herbert Henderson, Acting Gen. Counsel of N.A.A.C.P., Baltimore, MD, for plaintiff N.A.A.C.P.

Edward A. Hailes, Jr., Asst. Gen. Counsel, Baltimore, MD.

Kelly Welsh, Corp. Counsel of City of Chicago, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff City of Chicago, Ill.

John Satalic, Sp. Deputy Corp. Counsel, Chicago, IL.

Clarence A. West, City Atty. of City of Houston, Tex., for plaintiff City of Houston.

Susan Taylor, Asst. City Atty., Houston, TX.

Robert A. Ginsburg, Dade County Atty., Miami, FL, for plaintiff Dade County, Fla.

Gerard Lavery Lederer, Washington, DC, for plaintiff U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Frank Shafroth, Washington, DC, for plaintiff Natl. League of Cities.

Ruben Bonilla, Gen. Counsel of League of United Latin American Citizens, Corpus Christi, TX, for plaintiff League of United Latin American Citizens.

Ruben Castillo, E. Richard Larson, Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff Raymond G. Romero.

Craig S. Miller, Dir., Dep't of Law of City of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, for plaintiff City of Cleveland.

Evelyn B. Newall, Asst. Dir. of Law, Cleveland, OH.

Patricia L. Wells, City Atty. of City of Denver, Denver, CO, for plaintiff City of Denver.

Stan M. Sharoff, Asst. City Atty., Denver, CO.

Howard Rosten, City Atty. of Inglewood, Inglewood, CA, for plaintiff City of Inglewood.

Barbara R. Johnson, Senior Deputy City Atty., Inglewood, CA.

William Aaron, City Atty. of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, for plaintiff City of New Orleans.

Bruce Naccari, Deputy City Atty., New Orleans, LA.

Jayne W. Williams, City Atty. of Oakland, Oakland, CA, for plaintiff City of Oakland.

Patrick Tang, Deputy City Atty., Oakland, CA.

Victor J. Kaleta, City Atty. of Pasadena, Pasadena, CA, for plaintiff City of Pasadena.

Nicholas Rodriguez, Deputy City Atty., Pasadena, CA.

T. Michael Mather, First Deputy City Sol. of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, for plaintiff City of Philadelphia.

Lloyd Garza, City Atty. of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, for plaintiff City of San Antonio.

Veronica Madrid, Asst. City Atty., San Antonio, TX.

Louis H. Renne, City Atty. of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, for plaintiff City of San Francisco.

Burk E. Delventhal, Deputy City Atty., San Francisco, CA.

John J. Copelan, Jr., County Atty. of Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for plaintiff Broward County.

Tony J. Rodriguez, Asst. County Atty., Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Neal M. Janey, City Solicitor of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, for plaintiff City of Baltimore.

Frank C. Derr, Chief Solicitor, Baltimore, MD.

Burton H. Levine, Asst. Solicitor, Baltimore, MD.

Joseph I. Mulligan, Jr., Corp. Counsel of City of Boston, Boston, MA, for plaintiff City of Boston.

Robert A. Cohen, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Boston, MA.

John Calhoun, City Atty. of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, for plaintiff City of Long Beach.

Donna M. Christensen, Atty. Gen. of Navajo Nation, Window Rock, AZ, for plaintiff Navajo Nation.

Steven Gonzales, Asst. Atty. Gen., Window Rock, AZ.

Alan K. Marks, County Counsel of San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA, for plaintiff County of San Bernadino.

Dan Haueter, Chief Deputy County Counsel, San Bernadino, CA.

Joan R. Gallo, City Atty. of San Jose, San Jose, CA, for plaintiff City of San Jose.

George Rios, Asst. City Atty., San Jose, CA.

John Payton, Corp. Counsel of Washington, D.C., Washington, DC, for plaintiff City of Washington, DC.

Jacob Walker, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, DC.

Scarinci & Pelio by Leon S. Segen, Totowa, NJ, for plaintiff County of Hudson, NJ.

Katharina Richter, Office of City Atty. of Tucson, Tucson, AZ, for plaintiff City of Tucson.

Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Andrew J. Maloney, U.S. Atty., Thomas Millet, Michael Sitcov, Jason R. Baron, Judry S. Subar, David M. Glass, Susan L. Korytkowski, Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, for defendants Dept. of Commerce and federal officials.

Burneatta L. Bridge, Asst. Atty. Gen. of State of Wis., Madison WI, for defendant State of Wis.

Andrews, Davis, Legg, Bixler, Milsten & Price, Sp. Counsel to State of Okl. by Gretchen A. Harris, Oklahoma City, OK, for defendant State of Okl. ex rel. Susan B. Loving, Atty. Gen.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge^*.

Plaintiffs — states, cities, citizens' groups, and individual citizens and taxpayers — seek a judgment: (1) vacating former Secretary of Commerce Robert Mosbacher's July 15, 1991 decision that the 1990 census would not be statistically adjusted; (2) ordering that such an adjustment be made; and (3) allowing plaintiffs to use and publicize certain data generated by the Census Bureau, and already produced, subject to a protective order, to the plaintiffs during this litigation. For the reasons set forth...