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GRAHAM v. DEUKMEJIAN

No. 82-5208.

713 F.2d 518 (1983)

Donna GRAHAM, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. George DEUKMEJIAN, Attorney General of the State of California, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 18, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald J. Garner, Garner & Kreinces, Fullerton, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Michael Hammang, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before KENNEDY and HUG, Circuit Judges, and REDDEN, District Judge.

REDDEN, District Judge.

Appellants are members of the Jehovah's Witnesses religious group [hereafter "Witnesses"]. Witnesses, as a matter of religious belief, decline to receive blood transfusions during surgery. Certain physicians, few in number, allegedly agree to perform such "bloodless" surgery, and Witnesses allege that these physicians are, therefore, singled out for disciplinary proceedings by California. Allegedly, California seeks to discourage these physicians...

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