HENNE v. WRIGHT

No. 89-1919.

904 F.2d 1208 (1990)

Debra HENNE and Alicia Renee Henne, by her next friend, Debra Henne, Appellee, Linda Spidell and Quintessa Martha Spidell, by her next friend, Linda Spidell, (Intervenor below), Appellee, v. Dr. Gregg F. WRIGHT, in his official capacity as Director, Nebraska Department of Health; and Stanley S. Cooper, in his official capacity as Director, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Nebraska Department of Health, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 23, 1990.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 1, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marilyn B. Hutchinson, Lincoln, Neb., for appellants.

Roberta S. Stick, Lincoln, Neb., for appellees.

Before ARNOLD, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge, and MAGILL, Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 1, 1990.

BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

Defendants Dr. Gregg F. Wright, M.D., Director of the Nebraska Department of Health, and Stanley S. Cooper, Director of the Nebraska Bureau of Vital Statistics, appeal the judgment of the district court granting plaintiffs Debra Henne and Linda Spidell declaratory and injunctive relief from a Nebraska statute that restricts the choice of surnames that can be entered on an...

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