Chase v. City of Portsmouth

OPINION AND ORDER

DOUMAR, District Judge.

Presently before the Court is defendants Dr. James W. Holley, III, William E. Moody, Jr., Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr., and Ray A. Smith, Sr.’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Third Amended Complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for the reason that plaintiffs have failed to state a claim upon which relief, may be granted. For the reasons below, defendants’ motion is DENIED.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

Plaintiffs Dr. Joseph A. Chase, Jr. and Katrina Chase are pastors of the Friendship Temple and…