Legal Opinion
O'CONNOR v. State of Cal.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided June 8, 1994No. SACV 92-817-GLTPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANTS
TAYLOR, District Judge.
The court concludes that requiring a person convicted of drunk driving to attend a self-help program, where the principal program available is Alcoholics Anonymous, does not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
I. BACKGROUND
This case presents a Constitutional question of first impression in this circuit. 1 Plaintiff O’Connor, acting in pro per, was convicted in June 1992 of driving under the influence in Orange County Municipal Court and was found to be a “multiple”…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Lee v. WeismanSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Bowen v. KendrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Stafford v. HarrisonDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1991
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Robert Warner v. Orange County Department of ProbationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- James W. Kerr v. Catherine J. Farrey and Lloyd LindCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Inouye v. KemnaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- In Re QuirkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- MATTER OF GRIFFIN v. CoughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
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