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 Flying Imams Finally Remove 'John Does' from Lawsuit after Becket Fund Steps up PressureAug 22, 2007 One week after being asked by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty to sign on the dotted line, the "flying imams" did just that, dismissing all claims against the unidentified passengers who reported the suspicious behavior of six imams aboard a U.S. Airways flight in November. When the attorneys for the imams included the unidentified passengers (who they listed as John Does) in the complaint, The Becket Fund demanded that the passengers be dropped from the suit and announced that it would represent for free any passengers who were identified and formally named. When the imams' attorneys pressed ahead, the Becket Fund submitted an amicus brief, asking the court to dismiss the claims, and then sent another letter with a blank notice of dismissal for the imams' attorneys to sign. Following further briefing, the imams' attorneys today relented and finally dismissed the John Does.
"Better late than never," said Becket Fund President Kevin J. Hasson. "They should never have sued the John Does in the first place, and they should have dismissed them long before now, but at last they have finally done the right thing. We can now get back to fighting for the real religious liberty of all without the distraction of threatened lawsuits against frightened and vigilant air passengers."
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