GELLINGTON v. CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

No. 99-10603.

203 F.3d 1299 (2000)

Lee Otis GELLINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 17, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donnis Cowart, Tuscaloosa, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Randolph Walker, Fairburn, GA, J. Richet Pearson, Birmingham, AL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BLACK, Circuit Judge, and GODBOLD and FAY, Senior Circuit Judges.


BLACK, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Lee Otis Gellington brought this action against his former employer, Appellee Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Inc., alleging he was retaliated against and constructively discharged in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Appellee after concluding that the ministerial exception barred Appellant from bringing...

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