Legal Opinion
Doe v. Stegall
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 10, 1981No. 79-3755PublishedCited by 295 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
This interlocutory appeal requires us to decide whether a mother and her two children may proceed under fictitious names with their suit challenging the constitutionality of prayer and Bible reading exercises in Mississippi public schools. The district court determined that it had no jurisdiction over a suit mounted by plaintiffs who wished to shield themselves from hostile public reaction to their controversial lawsuit by maintaining their anonymity. Balancing the general principle that parties must disclose their identities to sue in federal court against…
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