Vann v. Guildfield Missionary Baptist Church

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KISER, Senior District Judge.

Before me now is the Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. For the reasons stated herein, the Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is DENIED.

I.STATEMENT OF THE CASE

The Plaintiff, Harold E. Vann, II (hereinafter ‘Vann”), accepted an offer to act as a minister for the Defendant, the Guild-field Missionary Baptist Church (hereinafter “Guildfield”). Vann contends that Guildfield’s by-laws contained the terms of his employment relevant to…