Legal Opinion
First Presbyterian Church of Schenectady v. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN UNITED STATES
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided March 11, 1977No. 77-CV-26PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER
JAMES T. FOLEY, District Judge.
The plaintiff, First Presbyterian Church of Schenectady, brings this action for declaratory and injunctive relief in which it seeks a judicial declaration of independence from the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (hereinafter UPCUSA) and injunctive relief restraining defendant from interfering with plaintiff’s independent existence.
Jurisdiction is purportedly premised upon 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201, 2202 (Declaratory Judgment Act) and 1331(a) (federal question). It is settled law, however, that the Declaratory…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
- First Presbyterian Church v. United Presbyterian Church in United StatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Protestant Episcopal Church v. GravesNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
- Fonken v. Community Church of KamrarSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
- First Presbyterian Church of Schenectady v. United Presbyterian Church in United StatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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