Legal Opinion
Whalen v. Allers
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 24, 2003No. 02 CIV. 6569(CLB)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Order
BRIEANT, District Judge.
This case is a paradigm of the current litigation explosion; Plaintiff seeks to mulct a Catholic charity and others, for Fifteen Million Dollars in compensatory and punitive damages plus counsel fees for proselytizing her minor daughter in behalf of a Pentecostal Church. As may be imagined, Defendants seek summary judgment by a Motion filed October 10, 2003, heard and fully submitted on December 12, 2003.
The Complaint filed August 16, 2002 alleges a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for a Violation of Plaintiffs Rights under the First Amendment of the…
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