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O'CONNOR v. STATE OF CAL.

No. SACV 92-817-GLT.

855 F.Supp. 303 (1994)

Edward F. O'CONNOR, Plaintiff, v. The STATE OF CALIFORNIA and Orange County, California, Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

June 8, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward F. O'Connor, pro se.

Norman J. Watkins, William F. Bernard, Members of the Law Firm of Lynberg & Watkins, Terry C. Andrus, County Counsel, Jim Persinger, Deputy, Santa Ana, CA, Daniel E. Lungren, Atty. Gen., John H. Sanders, Supervising Deputy, Wendi A. Horwitz, Deputy, Martin H. Milas, Supervising Deputy, Angela Sierra, Deputy, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants.

ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANTS

TAYLOR, District Judge.

The court concludes that requiring a person convicted of drunk driving to attend a self-help program, where the principal program available is Alcoholics Anonymous, does not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

I. BACKGROUND

This case presents a Constitutional question of first impression in this circuit.

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