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KELSEY v. RAY

No. 97-CV-1133.

719 A.2d 1248 (1998)

Michael V. KELSEY, Sr., et al., Appellants, v. John RAY, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 12, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick A. Douglas, with whom Curtis A. Boykin and Laura E. Jordan, Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellants.

Ronald C. Jessamy, with whom Joanne Doddy Fort, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellees.

Before TERRY and FARRELL, Associate Judges, and BELSON, Senior Judge.

FARRELL, Associate Judge:

This appeal once again presents the issue of the competence of the courts to inquire into matters of ecclesiastical governance. Plaintiffs-appellees, members of the New Samaritan Baptist Church ("the Church"), brought suit for injunctive and declaratory relief against the pastor and current and former deacons and trustees of the Church, collectively the "Official Board." The complaint alleged breach of fiduciary duty in the defendants' management...

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