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WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD v. McNAIR

No. 85-5979.

805 F.2d 888 (1986)

WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD, a California nonprofit corporation; Raymond McNair, and Roderick G. Meredith, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Leona McNAIR, and Superior Court of the State of California, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 5, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph K. Helge, Ralph K. Helge & Assoc., Pasadena, Cal., Allan Browne, Browne & Woods, Beverly Hills, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Antony Stuart, DeWitt Clinton, Cty. Counsel, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before SCHROEDER and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and VOORHEES, District Judge.

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

The Worldwide Church of God, Raymond McNair, and Roderick Meredith (the plaintiffs) bring this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Leona McNair and the Superior Court of the State of California, contending that a state court jury verdict against them for defamation, infliction of emotional distress, and conspiracy is unconstitutional. The plaintiffs assert that the allegedly defamatory statements constitute expressions of religious...

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