VAN SCHAICK v. CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF CAL., INC.

Civ. A. No. 79-2491-G.

535 F.Supp. 1125 (1982)

La Venda VAN SCHAICK, Plaintiff, v. CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

March 26, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Greene, Michael J. Flynn, William Sheridan, Thomas Hoffman, Philip Mulvey, Boston, Mass., for plaintiff.

Nancy Gertner, Thomas Shapiro, Silverglate, Gertner & Shapiro, Boston, Mass., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDERS

GARRITY, District Judge.

This case raises a number of questions regarding the jurisdiction of this court, the adequacy of plaintiff's pleadings, and the reach of various federal statutes and constitutional guarantees. The decisions we state below follow a period of procedural maneuvering between the parties. We preface our discussion of the substantive issues presented for decision by reciting relevant portions of that history...

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