Legal Opinion
Ad Hoc Committee of Parishioners of Our Lady of Sun Catholic Church, Inc. v. Reiss
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided February 23, 2010No. Nos. 1 CA-CV 08-0360, 1 CA-CV 09-0079PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARKER, Judge.
¶ 1 This opinion addresses two related eases that are consolidated for purposes of appeal. Each ease has common factual elements relating to Our Lady of the Sun Catholic Church, Inc. (“OLS”), and requires us to address different aspects of the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine. For the following reasons, we affirm as modified.
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¶ 2 We first address the trial court’s dismissal of the verified complaint filed by Jeremy Schmuki and Patrick Lyons.
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Facts and Procedural History
¶3 Father Francis LeBlanc, an ordained Roman Catholic priest, founded OLS in 1984. Father LeBlanc…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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