Legal Opinion
Presbytery of New Jersey of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church v. Florio
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided August 10, 1993No. Civ. A. 92-1641 (WGB)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BASSLER, District Judge:
Defendants James Florio, Robert Del Tufo, Marilyn Flanzbaum, Roman Angel, Betty Carson, Olga L. Vasquez-Clough, Felton Lingo, Sr., Reinhold W. Smyczek, Casey Tam, and C. Gregory Stewart move to dismiss this action as non-justiciable. For the following reasons, the Court will grant the motion.
I. Background
Plaintiffs, the Presbytery of New Jersey of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (the “Presbytery”), Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church of Wildwood (“Calvary”), and Rev. David B. Cummings (“Cummings”), bring this constitutional challenge to certain…
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3Cited by9 opinions
- The Presbytery Of New Jersey Of The Orthodox Presbyterian Church v. James FlorioCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
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