Legal Opinion

Farley v. Henderson

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 17, 1989No. Nos. 87-1771, 87-2275PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellants in these two consolidated actions are members of the Holy Spirit of God Church. Both actions raise the identical issue: Whether the arrest of “psychic surgeon” Gary Magno by Phoenix police officer Daniel Henderson deprived appellants of their first amendment free exercise rights. We conclude that it did not and affirm the dismissal of both actions.

Magno professes to be a “psychic surgeon.” 1 Officer Henderson engaged in an undercover police investigation of Magno. As a result of information gathered during this investigation, Henderson obtained a warrant and arrested Magno for…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. T.W. Electrical Service, Inc. v. Pacific Electrical Contractors Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  3. Terry F. Browder v. Ronald D. TiptonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
  4. Jean L. Richards v. Hal Harper, Max Baucus, and Pat WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  5. Culinary And Service Employees Union, Afl-Cio Local 555 v. Hawaii Employee Benefit Administration, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982

3Cited by14 opinions

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  3. McGinty v. RueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
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