Legal Opinion
Church of the American Knights of Ku Klux Klan v. City of Gary
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided September 4, 2002No. 201-cv-062Published
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MOODY, District Judge.
The court sua sponte questioned the existence of a “case” or “controversy” in this dispute. After consideration of the parties’ memoranda on the subject, as well as factual submissions in the form of affidavits, the court concludes, as more fully detailed below, this matter is not justicia-ble and accordingly DISMISSES FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION.
I. BACKGROUND
The Church of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (“CAKKKK”) commenced this action on January 26, 2001, by depositing its pleading with the Clerk. In its Complaint, CAKKKK stated a claim pursuant to section 1…
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