declaration from Beverly Edmon, the director of the Disabled Rights Union, makes clear that the Disabled Rights Union is a bona fide organization that has been registered with the Secretary of State since 1981 as "an unincorporated nonprofit association.” (Edmon Suppl. Decl. ¶ 3.) 9 . At the hearing on this motion, defendant also pointed out that Ms. Edmon is not herself a Medi-Cal beneficiary. This is irrelevant for purposes of determining whether the Disabled Rights Union has associational standing to assert its members’ interests. Ms. Edmon's declarations state that the "vast majority” of the Disabled Rights Union’s members are Medi-Cal beneficiaries. 10 . Defendant argues that Medi-Cal providers lack standing because they do not have a .2d 1558, 1577-1582 (11th Cir.1985) (<HOLDING>); Chambers v. Ohio Dep’t of Human Servs., 145
holding issue preclusion bars section 1983 plaintiff from relitigating fourth amendment issue decided in state court criminal proceeding holding that nonmutual offensive issue preclusion is not available against the state government holding that the doctrine of issue preclusion applies in removal proceedings holding that equitable relief under rico is available only to the government holding that preclusion rules apply in 1983 actions