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 (from Petition)

Question not identified.

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