LIGHTHOUSE CM. CHURCH OF GOD v. CITY OF SOUTHFIELD

No. Civ. 05-40220.

382 F.Supp.2d 937 (2005)

LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD, A NON-PROFIT ECCLESIASTICAL CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF SOUTHFIELD, a Michigan municipal body, City of Southfield Zoning Official, Planning Official, and Building Officials, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division.

August 12, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel P. Dalton, Tomkiw Dalton, Royal Oak, MI, for Plaintiff.

T. Joseph Seward, Cummings, McClorey, Livonia, MI, for Defendants.


ORDER ABSTAINING FROM THE EXERCISE OF JURISDICTION AND STAYING CASE

GADOLA, District Judge.

Before the Court is Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction. Plaintiff, the Lighthouse Community Church of God, seeks to continue to use its building in Southfield for religious purposes. Plaintiff therefore seeks to enjoin the City of Southfield from precluding Plaintiff from using Plaintiff's building. Because the Court determines that the Younger...

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