Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches v. England

MEMORANDUM OPINION

FACCIOLA,

United States Magistrate Judge.

These cases were referred to me by Judge Urbina for the resolution of discovery disputes. Currently pending before me is the issue of whether the deliberations of the Navy Chaplain Corps’ active-duty selective early retirement selection boards are discoverable. For the reasons stated herein, I find that such deliberations are discoverable.

I. BACKGROUND

Current and former non-liturgical Protestant members of the Navy Chaplain Corps and them endorsing agency, the Chaplaincy of the Full Gospel Churches (collectively “plaintiffs”), brought…