No. 20-1415
Hyung Jin "Sean" Moon v. Hak Ja Han Moon, et al.
Tags: civil-procedure collusion court-jurisdiction ecclesiastical-abstention fraud fraud-exception legal-doctrine religious-organization religious-organizations tortious-conduct
Key Terms:
ERISA FirstAmendment
ERISA FirstAmendment
Latest Conference:
2021-06-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether there is an exception to this Court's ecclesiastical abstention doctrine that allows courts to resolve disputes over whether control of a religious organization was improperly taken through tortious conduct (a 'fraud or collusion exception')?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether there is an exception to this Court’s ecclesiastical abstention doctrine that allows courts to resolve disputes over whether control of a religious organization was improperly taken through tortious conduct (a “fraud or collusion exception”)?
Docket Entries
2021-06-14
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/10/2021.
2021-05-18
Reply of petitioner Hyung Jin "Sean" Moon filed. (Distributed)
2021-05-05
Brief of respondents Hak Ja Han Moon, et al. in opposition filed.
2021-04-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 10, 2021)
Attorneys
Hak Ja Han Moon, et al.
Laura G. Ferguson — Miller & Chevalier Chartered, Respondent
Hyung Jin "Sean" Moon
Aaron Mark Herzig — Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Petitioner