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24 Feb 2011, 9:00 pm
The ruling ends with a nonsensical statement "when this order becomes final and appealable" -- the last word has to read non-appealable if it is to make any sense. [read post]
2 Jul 2012, 1:35 am
The following is an email received yesterday by resigned (retired) Bishop Edward Salmon and two other bishops from the Intake Officer for the Disciplinary Board for Bishops, the Rt. [read post]
2 Jun 2011, 12:19 pm
Yesterday, June 1, Bishop Jack Iker and his Diocese of Fort Worth filed papers with the Supreme Court of Texas which request that court to take jurisdiction of the appeal from Judge Chupp's grant of summary judgment to Bishop Ohl and the ersatz diocese. [read post]
20 Oct 2007, 10:35 pm
Now the three Appeal Court judges have unanimously also supported his rights as an employee. [read post]
3 Dec 2010, 4:10 am by Howard Friedman
 The appeal involves the attempt by two bishops of the FLDS Church to intervene in proceedings in which a state trial court is reforming the terms of a trust that holds land of FLDS members. [read post]
24 Aug 2013, 12:52 pm
Because of his care in crafting his order, and also because the federal courts have wide discretion in deciding whether to entertain suits for a declaratory judgment, there is a near-zero probability that ECUSA or Bishop vonRosenberg could successfully appeal the dismissal.The opinion also demonstrates the very substantial legal issues which are raised by ECUSA's now-standard approach to these cases of withdrawing dioceses (thus far: San Joaquin, Fort Worth, Pittsburgh, and… [read post]
24 Sep 2013, 6:45 am by Howard Friedman
The trial court dismissed on the basis of the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine, concluding that the focus of the suit was on the Bishop's duties and whether he had violated them.In a 2-1 decision, a majority of the Illinois Court of Appeals disagreed, holding that plaintiffs merely sought an interpretation of the contractual relationship between the two churches, and in particular whether the Transitional Regulations are still in effect. [read post]
19 Apr 2010, 5:33 pm by Michael Perry
For this reason, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the election of Pope Benedict XVI, I am making this appeal to you in an open letter. [read post]
9 Nov 2012, 5:31 am
But while the governing documents (as far as they go) clearly back the bishops' position, the only thing backing the Presiding Bishop's position is ECUSA's vast millions of dollars in trust funds, and a compliant and feeble House of Bishops who is unwilling to rein her in.Enter Bishop F. [read post]
7 Apr 2016, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
., April 5, 2016), a California state appeals court held that applying neutral principles of law, the property of a break-away diocese still belongs to the Episcopal Church. [read post]
28 Mar 2007, 6:25 am
Upon filing of a notice of appeal, the order shall be automatically stayed pending the outcome of the appeal. [read post]
29 May 2015, 6:55 pm
"Pittsburgh diocese asks Supreme Court to hear contraception appeal": Peter Smith of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a news update that begins, "Bishop David Zubik said Friday he's hopeful the U.S. [read post]
17 Aug 2022, 12:40 pm by Eugene Volokh
As set forth in the Complaint, Belya was elected by the Synod of Bishops of ROCOR …—the executive arm of ROCOR—to the position of Bishop of Miami. [read post]
7 Feb 2014, 10:02 am
Judge Goodstein, however, declined to let the plaintiffs proceed with noticed depositions pending the appeal, and so ECSC's move has effectively halted the proceedings below.For that reason, Bishop Lawrence's attorneys promptly filed a motion to dismiss the appeal. [read post]
29 Nov 2013, 12:12 pm by Howard Friedman
Ct., May 15, 2013), requires a focus on "whether there was an express contract between the Claimant and the Bishop, having regard to the rules and practices of the Church and the particular arrangements made with the Claimant." [read post]
18 Nov 2010, 3:11 pm
The Fifth District Court of Appeal in Fresno has just issued an eleven-page opinion in which it grants the petition for review filed by Bishop John-David Schofield from the July 21, 2009 order of the trial court granting ECUSA's and Bishop Lamb's motion for summary adjudication. [read post]