Spann Ex Rel. Hopkins v. Word of Faith Christian Center Church

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

TOM S. LEE, District Judge.

This cause is before the court on the motion of defendant Word of Faith Christian Center Church for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff Persephiney Hopkins, individually and as mother and next friend of Arshad Spann, has responded to the motion and has filed a cross-motion for partial summary judgment. The motions have been fully briefed by the parties, and the court, for the reasons that follow, concludes that defendant’s motion should be granted in part and denied in part, and that…