Sovik v. Healing Network
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Rolf Sovik, Psy.D. (also known as Pandit Upadesh) (plaintiff), is a licensed psychologist employed in the Buffalo, New York, area and is one of three Hindu priests in the United States ordained in the Himalayan tradition. He is the spiritual leader of plaintiff Himalayan Institute of Buffalo, Inc. (Institute), a branch center of the Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy of the USA (Himalayan International). Defendant The Healing Network (THN), is a North Carolina nonprofit corporation whose principal purpose is to…
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