WAKEFIELD v. CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA

No. 89-3796.

938 F.2d 1226 (1991)

Margery WAKEFIELD, Plaintiff, v. The CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant-Appellee, Times Publishing Company and Tribune Company, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 12, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia F. Anderson, St. Petersburg, Fla., for appellants.

Michael Lee Hertzberg, New York City, for defendant-appellee.

Before HATCHETT and COX Circuit Judges, and HENDERSON, Senior Circuit Judge.


HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

We dismiss this case, which at one time touched upon important first amendment issues, because the case has been rendered moot.

FACTS

Margery Wakefield and three other plaintiffs alleged that the Church of Scientology of California (the Church) committed various wrongful acts against them. On August 14, 1986, Wakefield, the other plaintiffs, and the Church entered into a settlement agreement which included provisions enjoining...

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