Legal Opinion
Faith Temple Church v. Town of Brighton
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided December 19, 2005No. 04-CV-6355LPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
LARIMER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Faith Temple Church (“Faith Temple”), commenced this action against the Town of Brighton, New York (“the Town”) and certain Town officials, seeking to enjoin the Town from obtaining a certain parcel of land in Brighton through eminent domain. Faith Temple alleges that defendants’ actions have violated its rights under the United States and New York State Constitutions, as well as under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Person Act (“RLUIPA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000cc et seq. Defendants have moved for partial summary judgment dismissing…
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