Does a plaintiff have standing to claim damages from the asserted violation of their right to equal protection?

6 Because appellants have standing to claim damages from the asserted violation of their right to equal protection, we need not reach the question whether, for purposes of their claim for injunctive relief, they meet the City of Los Angeles v. Lyons, 461 U.S. 95, 102, 103 S.Ct. 1660, 1665, 75 L.Ed.2d 675 (1983), test of an additional real and immediate threat of future injury. See Smith v. City of Fontana, 818 F.2d 1411, 1422 (9th Cir.1987) ("Lyons and its progeny do not preclude the exercise of federal jurisdiction when a plaintiff brings both a claim for damages and a related claim for equitable relief in the same lawsuit."); Giles v. Ackerman, 746 F.2d 614, 619 (9th Cir.1984).

7 These considerations parallel those of traditional laches analysis: "Laches requires proof of (1) lack of diligence by the party against whom the defense is asserted, and (2) prejudice to the party asserting the defense." Costello v. United States, 365 U.S. 265, 282, 81 S.Ct. 534, 543, 5 L.Ed.2d 551 (1961) (citations omitted).