CHRISTAKIS v. DEITSCH

No. 1 CA-CV 19-0344.

478 P.3d 241 (2020)

Yochanan CHRISTAKIS, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Menachem DEITSCH, et al., Defendants/Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1.

Filed December 1, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yochanan Christakis , Mesa, Plaintiff/Appellant.

Broening Oberg Woods & Wilson, PC, Phoenix, By Jessica J. Kokal , Alicyn M. Freeman , Counsel for Defendants/Appellees.

Chief Judge Peter B. Swann delivered the opinion of the court, in which Presiding Judge Samuel A. Thumma and Judge Randall M. Howe joined.


OPINION

¶1 This is an appeal from the dismissal of an amended complaint asserting claims for false light invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress. We hold that though the claims arose against a religious backdrop, the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine does not apply because the claims...

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