His Healing Hands Church v. Lansing Housing Commission

OPINION REGARDING CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

GORDON J. QUIST, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Plaintiff, His Healing Hands Church, filed a complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendant, the Lansing Housing Commission, alleging violations of the First Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause. The Church alleges that the Housing Commission violated the Church’s rights by refusing its requests to use the Housing Commission’s community rooms for its Sunday meetings. The Housing Commission denied the Church’s request because the Church’s programs violate the Housing Commission’s…