CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA v. McLEAN

No. 79-2629 Summary Calendar.

615 F.2d 691 (1980)

CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA, a Non-Profit Corporation, under the laws of California, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John McLEAN and Nancy McLean, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 18, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen L. Jacobi, North Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Baskin & Sears, Robert K. Hayden, Clearwater, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before GEE, RUBIN and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

The Church of Scientology of California filed a slander suit against John and Nancy McLean, citizens of Canada and ex-Scientologists. The McLeans are represented by Robert Hayden, a partner in the law firm of Baskin & Sears. Elihu Berman is associated with that law firm and plans to assist Hayden in defending the suit. Before Berman joined that firm, the church had consulted with him about a zoning matter. It has filed a motion to...

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