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CALLAHAN v. WOODS

No. 83-1688.

736 F.2d 1269 (1984)

Robert Dale CALLAHAN, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Marion WOODS, Director of California Department of Benefit Payments, and Margaret Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendants/Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 30, 1984.

As Amended July 5, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Jaroslovsky, Santa Rosa, Cal., for plaintiff/appellant.

Winifred Smith, Deputy Atty. Gen., San Francisco, Cal., Peter R. Maier, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendants/appellees.

Before GOODWIN, PREGERSON and NELSON, Circuit Judges.

NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Out of a sincere religious belief that universal numbers are "the mark of the beast" by which the Antichrist endeavors to control mankind, Robert Dale Callahan seeks to receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children benefits without having to obtain a social security number for his infant daughter. The district court granted summary judgment against Callahan, ruling that the burden on Callahan's religious exercise was outweighed by the government...

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