Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Fuerst
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 16, 2004No. 1-03-0795PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Brien
Plaintiff, Aaron Thomas, a member of an Orthodox Jewish community, filed a second amended complaint against defendants Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst, Rabbi Yosef Wainkrantz, Rabbi Chaim Goldzweig (collectively referred to as the Rabbinic Court), and Danny Shabat, claiming the Rabbinic Court had excommunicated plaintiff from the Jewish community in order to punish him for initiating a civil action against Shabat. Plaintiff alleged, by excommunicating him, the Rabbinic Court committed libel, violated his right to due process, intentionally inflicted emotional distress, and engaged in a conspiracy with…
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