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DOE v. STEGALL

No. 79-3755.

653 F.2d 180 (1981)

Thomas DOE and Jane Doe, Minors, by Mary Roe, Their next friend, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. V. J. STEGALL, Etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees, State of Mississippi, Intervenor-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 29, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Ramberg, Robert Rubin, American Civil Liberties Union of Miss., Jackson, Miss., Christopher A. Tabb, Brandon, Miss., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen., W. V. Westbrook, III, Hubbard T. Saunders, IV, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., Jackson, Miss., for State of Miss.

James W. Smith, Jr., Fred M. Harrell, Jr., Brandon, Miss., for V. J. Stegall et al.

Before GEE, TATE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 29, 1981.

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...

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