JACQUELINE R. v. HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH

No. G028495.

118 Cal.Rptr.2d 264 (2002)

97 Cal.App.4th 198

JACQUELINE R. et al. Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH FAMILY CHURCH, INC., Defendant and Respondent. Jacqueline R. et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Orlando Barela, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

Rehearing Denied April 16, 2002.

Review Denied July 10, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Philip P. DeLuca and Philip P. DeLuca, Huntington Beach, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

McKay, Byrne & Graham, Michael A. Byrne, Los Angeles, and April Paradise-Switzer for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

RYLAARSDAM, J.

In what appears to be a case of first impression in California, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants Household of Faith Family Church, Inc. (the church) and Pastor Orlando Barela (the pastor) after concluding the pastor was not liable in tort as a matter of law for engaging in sexual conduct with the wife of a parishioner who came to him for marriage counseling. Plaintiffs Jacqueline R. and Abel R. argue...

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