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WILLIAMS v. CALIFORNIA

No. 12-55601.

764 F.3d 1002 (2014)

Robert WILLIAMS, Sr.; Robin Fleming; Lavonia Williams; Payne Care Center; Kingsley Home Care; Robert Williams, II, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. State of CALIFORNIA; San Gabriel Pomona Regional Center; Claire Matsushita, in her individual and official capacities; R. Keith Penman, in his individual and official capacities; Claudia Hemingway, in her individual and official capacities; Adriane Picazo, in her individual and official capacities; Luciana Galarza, in her individual and official capacities, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 19, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo J. Terrell (argued), Beverly Hills, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Jeffrey Whittington (argued), Nicholas W. Sarris , Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, Calabasas, CA, for Defendants-Appellees San Gabriel Pomona Regional Center, R. Keith Penman, Claudia Hemingway, Adriane Picazo, and Luciana Galarza.

Donna M. Dean (argued), Deputy Attorney General, Office of the California Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellee Claire Matsushita.

Before: HARRY PREGERSON, KIM McLANE WARDLAW, and RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Plaintiffs — Payne Care Center, Kingsley Home Care Center, and their named employees — appeal from the district court's dismissal of their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. The complaint alleges that Defendants violated Plaintiffs' First Amendment right to freedom of religion by forcing them to provide direct staff support to a developmentally disabled client who wished to attend Jehovah's Witness services.

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