Werst v. Three Fires Council of Boy Scouts of America

Plaintiff, William Werst, sued defendants, Three Fires Council of the Boy Scouts of America (the Council) and the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), seeking, inter alia, a declaratory judgment (735 ILCS 5/2 — 701 (West 2002)) that the revocation of Werst’s BSA membership was inconsistent with the organization’s rules. In another count of Werst’s 10-count amended complaint, Werst sought a writ of mandamus ordering defendants to reinstate his membership. Following a bench trial on these two counts, the trial court ruled in favor of Werst on his declaratory judgment count and in favor of the Council…