Summary:       The Defendants filed motions to dismiss, contending that the Plaintiffs did not have standing to sue based on their status as taxpayers. The Court granted the motions to dismiss, finding that the Plaintiffs did not have state taxpayer standing to sue the State of North Dakota or the director of the Ward County Social Services Department, and that the Plaintiffs did not have municipal taxpayer standing to sue the director of the Pierce County Social Services Department.


Case Name: Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., et al. v. Olson, et al.

Case Number: 1-07-cv-43

Docket Number: 26

Date Filed: 7/16/08

Nature of Suit: 440

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA

SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION
 

Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., Dorothy Manley, Ken Mischka, Judy Mischka, John Ford, and Deidre Godycki,

Plaintiffs,

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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.

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) ORDER GRANTING
) DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS
) TO DISMISS
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) Case No. 1:07-cv-43
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