Legal Opinion
Akiyama v. United States Judo Inc.
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided January 10, 2002No. C97-0286LPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
LASNIK, District Judge.
This action was filed in February 1997 against defendants International Judo Federation (“IJF”), United States Judo Incorporated (“USJI”), United States Judo Federation (“USJF”), United States Judo Association (“USJA”), Kenji Yamada, Harold Yamada, James Harai, and Samiko Harai. Plaintiffs James Akiyama, Leilani Akiyama, Jay Drangeid, and the U.S. Judo Training Center seek an end to defendants’ requirement that they bow to inanimate objects such as portraits and tatami mats prior to judo matches. Plaintiffs assert…
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