SSN Policy Manual

Policy Manual

Comments Miller lost this appeal against the California Department of Motor Vehicles: The California Department of Motor Vehicles ("DMV') rejected Donald S. Miller's application for renewal of his driver's license because he refused to divulge his social security number. Miller's refusal was based on religious grounds. As part of his long-standing and deeply held religious convictions, Miller believes that to reveal his social security number would be tantamount to a sin. Without a valid driver's license from his home state of California, Miller cannot legally drive anywhere in the United States. Defendant, the Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, refused to hire plaintiff Kenneth E. Sutton, Jr., after he failed to provide a social security number as required by federal law. Plaintiff brought this action alleging that Defendant thereby violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as amended (Title VII), 42 U.S.C. S 2000e et seq.; the Religious Freedom RestorationAct (RFRA), 42 U.S.C. S 2000bb et seq.; the free speech guarantee of the First Amendment; the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. S 552a; and the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. S 3512. Plaintiff also brought various state claims. The district court dismissed the federal claims pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and, thereafter, refused to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state claims. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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Miller v Reed U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

Sutton v providence U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals