Legal Opinion
Philip Cannata v. Catholic Diocese of Austin, et a
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 24, 2012No. 11-51151PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
Philip E. Cannata brought suit against the Catholic Diocese of Austin and St. John Neumann Catholic Church (“Appellees” or “the church”), alleging that the church terminated him in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The district court dismissed the suit based on the ministerial exception, which bars employment-discrimination suits by ministers against their churches. See Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & Sch. v. EEOC, — U.S. -, 132 S.Ct. 694, 702-09, 181 L.Ed.2d 650 (2012) (affirming…
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