Newdow v. Us Congress

292 F.3d 597 Michael A. NEWDOW, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. US CONGRESS; United States of America; William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States; State Of California; Elk Grove Unified School District; David W. Gordon, Superintendent EGUSD; Sacramento City Unified School District; Jim Sweeney, Superintendent SCUSD, Defendants-Appellees. No. 00-16423. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. March 14, 2002. June 26, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Michael Newdow, Pro Se, Sacramento, California, the plaintiff-appellant. Kristin S. Door, Assistant United States Attorney, Sacramento, California, Lowell V. Sturgill, Jr., Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for federal government defendants-appellees; A. Irving Scott, Terence J. Cassidy, Porter, Scott, Weiberg & Delehant, Sacramento, California, for school district defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Edward J. Schwartz, Senior Judge, Presiding D.C. No. CV-00-00495-MLS/PAN. Before: Alfred T. GOODWIN, Stephen REINHARDT and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge FERNANDEZ. OPINION GOODWIN, Circuit Judge: 1…