Centura Health Corporation, a Colorado Non-Profit Corporation, et al. v. Barbara Morris, M.D.
(1) Under the church-autonomy doctrine, can a jury determine whether a doctor violated her employer's policies, where the doctor's underlying conduct is undisputed and the employer has determined that such conduct violates its policies?
(2) Under the church-autonomy doctrine, can a jury decide that an organization's reasons for firing an employee are pretextual where there are undisputed facts sufficient to support the organization's reasons?
Whether the church-autonomy doctrine precludes a jury from determining whether a religious employer's stated reason for terminating an employee is pretextual when the underlying conduct is undisputed