Legal Opinion
Korean Buddhist Dae Won Sa Temple v. City and County of Honolulu
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided June 24, 1996No. Civil 95-00427 ACKPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGEMENT OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS
KAY, Chief Judge.
This case involves a challenge to the City and County of Honolulu’s zoning laws and building codes by a Buddhist “church” which constructed a temple that violated the City’s building height limits. As discussed below the Court dismisses this case under the doctrine of Younger abstention.
BACKGROUND
In this suit the Korean Buddhist Dae Won Sa Temple of Hawaii and Abbot Dae Won Ki (“Plaintiffs”) are suing the City and County of Honolulu (“City”), the Director of Land…
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