DOE v. CHANG

No. 6261.

564 P.2d 1271 (1977)

John DOE, Jane Doe, Individually and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Andrew CHANG, in his capacity as Director, Department of Social Services and Housing, State of Hawaii, and Edwin Tam, in his capacity as Administrator, Public Welfare Division, Department of Social Services and Housing, State of Hawaii, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

June 6, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley E. Levin, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, Honolulu, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Michael A. Lilly, Deputy Atty. Gen., State of Hawaii, Honolulu, for defendants-appellees.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and KOBAYASHI, OGATA, MENOR and KIDWELL, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal by three welfare recipient plaintiffs from an order denying injunctive relief from investigation and prosecution for welfare fraud, in an action against officers of the Department of Social Services and Housing (DSSH). We affirm.

The action was maintained by two individuals identified only by the pseudonyms John Doe and Jane Doe,1 who were being investigated by DSSH for alleged welfare fraud, and one...

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