FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION, INC. v. OLSON

Case No. 1:07-cv-043.

566 F.Supp.2d 980 (2008)

FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION, INC., Dorothy Manley, Ken Mischka, Judy Mischka, John Ford, and Deidre Godycki, Plaintiffs, v. Carol K. OLSON, in her official capacity, Lisa Bjergaard, in her official capacity, Wayne Sanstead, in his official capacity, Daniel P. Richter, in his official capacity, and Mary Hermanson, in her official capacity, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. North Dakota, Southwestern Division.

July 16, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Bolton, Boardman Suhr Curry & Field LLP, Madison, WI, for Plaintiffs.

Douglas Alan Bahr, Attorney General's Office, Bismarck, ND, Bryan L. Van Grinsven, McGee Hankla Backes & Dobrovolny PC, Minot, ND, for Defendants.


ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS TO DISMISS

DANIEL L. HOVLAND, Chief Judge.

In this action, the Plaintiffs contend that the Defendants, heads of various state and county agencies, improperly direct taxpayer funds to the support of religion in violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment and 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Before the Court is a Motion to Dismiss filed by defendants Carol K. Olson, Lisa Bjergaard, and Wayne Sanstead (State...

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