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PAUL v. WATCHTOWER BIBLE & TRACT SOC. OF NEW YORK

No. 85-4012.

819 F.2d 875 (1987)

Janice PAUL, a/k/a/ Janice Perez, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC., Defendants-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 10, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Castrodale, Coulee, Wash., for the plaintiff/appellant.

Gregory J. Arpin, Spokane, Wash., for the defendant/appellee.

Before WRIGHT, TANG and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

Janice Paul, a former member of the Jehovah's Witness Church, appeals from the grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants, the corporate arms of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses. Paul contends that she is being "shunned" by adherents of the Jehovah's Witness faith. She initially filed suit in state court, setting forth various tort claims. Defendants removed the action on the ground of diversity. Because the practice of shunning...

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