Legal Opinion
Church of Scientology of California v. Gabriel Cazares
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1981No. 78-3100, 79-1840PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
The Church of Scientology of California (the Church) appeals from the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of, and subsequent award of attorneys’ fees to, Gabriel Cazares, Mayor of the City of Clearwater, Florida at the time this action was commenced.
Count I of the Church’s third amended complaint was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 1 and contended that Cazares, under color of state law, deprived the Church of its civil rights by prohibiting it from practicing its First Amendment privilege of freedom of religion. Count II alleged defamation under Florida…
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