Does 1 v. Chandler

83 F.3d 1150 64 USLW 2735 , 5 A.D. Cases 849 , 15 A.D.D. 640, 8 NDLR P 78 , 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3466 John DOES 1-5, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Jane Doe, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Susan M. CHANDLER, Ph.D., Director of the Department of Human Services, a duly organized and recognized agency of the State of Hawaii; Patricia Murakami, Acting Administrator, Family & Adult Services Division, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-17245. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 11, 1996. Decided May 17, 1996. 1 Stanley E. Levin, Honolulu, Hawaii and Michael K. Livingston, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiffs-appellants. 2 G. Cher Foerster, Office of the Attorney General, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendants-appellees. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii; Helen Gillmor, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV 95-498-HG. 4 Before BROWNING and NOONAN, Circuit Judges, and MERHIGE, Senior District Judge. * MERHIGE, Senior District Judge: 5 This case arises out of a class action lawsuit brought by Appellants, John Does 1-5 and Jane Doe,…