Legal Opinion
Joseph B. Kaufmann v. Daniel E. Sheehan, James R. Cain, and the Catholic Archbishop of Omaha, D/B/A Archdiocese of Omaha
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 26, 1983No. 82-1810PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Joseph B. Kaufmann appeals from the district court’s 1 order denying his motion to amend his complaint to add claims of deprivation of due process by officials of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha, and granting summary judgment in favor of defendants on his allegations of defamation and conspiracy to commit defamation. Because his due process arguments deal solely with procedures established by church authority, we believe that we here deal with questions of ecclesiastical due process and that such questions must be left to church authorities. Accordingly,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for United States and Canada v. MilivojevichSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gonzalez v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of ManilaSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Rev. Anne Scharon v. St. Luke's Episcopal Presbyterian Hospitals, a Corporation, and the Rev. J. Edwin HeathcockCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Alberts v. DevineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Reverend Arcadio Natal v. The Christian and Missionary AllianceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Wolgin v. SimonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Mark Drevlow v. Lutheran Church, Missouri SynodCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
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