Legal Opinion
Charles v. nRosenberg v. Mark Lawrence
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 21, 2017No. 15-2284PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
This dispute between two clergymen— each claiming to be the Bishop of The Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of South Carolina — comes to us a second time. Bishop Charles G. vonRosen-berg initiated this action, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. He alleges that Bishop Mark J. Lawrence has violated the Lanham Act by falsely advertising himself to be the Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina. At Bishop Lawrence’s request, the district court abstained in favor of related state court' proceedings, applying Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of…
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