Legal Opinion
Monica L. McDowell Elvig v. Calvin Presbyterian Church Will Ackles
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 23, 2004No. 02-35805PublishedCited by 163 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOULD, Concurence, TROTT, Dissent.
INTRODUCTION
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Monica L. McDowell Elvig (“Elvig”), an ordained Presbyterian minister, brought claims under Title VII against her employer Calvin Presbyterian Church, North Puget Sound Presbytery (together the “Church”) and her supervisor Pastor Will Aekles (collectively “Defendants”), alleging that she was sexually harassed and retaliated against by the Defendants. The district court dismissed Elvig’s complaint, concluding that her Title VII claims fell within the scope of the so-called “ministerial exception” to Title VII. This…
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