No. 18A1261

Marcus Turner, Sr., et al. v. Alva C. Hines, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2019-06-04
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: church-autonomy civil-courts ecclesiastical-abstention fiduciary-duties first-amendment religious-doctrine
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Amendment's ecclesiastical abstention doctrine precludes civil courts from adjudicating internal church disputes involving alleged fiduciary duty violations

Docket Entries

2019-07-10
Application (18A1261) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 30, 2019.
2019-06-28
Application (18A1261) to extend further the time from July 10, 2019 to July 30, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.
2019-06-05
Application (18A1261) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 10, 2019.
2019-05-31
Application (18A1261) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 10, 2019 to July 10, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Marcus Turner, et al.
Joseph Edward RichotteButzel Long, Petitioner