Legal Opinion
Doe v. Kamehameha Schools/Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 2, 2010No. 09-15448PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEZER, Circuit Judge:
New tenets of the United States justice system rank above the conflicting principles presented in this case: the transparency and openness of this nation’s court proceedings and the ability of private individuals to seek redress in the courts without fear for their safety. The plaintiffs, four minor children (“the Doe children”), seek to proceed anonymously in their suit against Kamehameha Schools’ allegedly race-based admissions policy. The plaintiffs’ parents fear for the children’s safety if their identities are revealed. After carefully considering the issue, the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Watts v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Does I thru XXIII v. Advanced Textile Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Doe v. StegallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- 20 Fair empl.prac.cas. 457, 20 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,136 Southern Methodist University Association of Women Law Students, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Wynne & Jaffe, Southern Methodist University Association of Women Law Students, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Thompson, Knight, Simmons & BullionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Craig John Maisonville, and James M. Dombroski v. F2 America, Inc. F2 International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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