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COVENANT CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC. v. CITY OF MARIETTA

Nos. 10-11966, 10-12222.

654 F.3d 1231 (2011)

COVENANT CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC., Pastor Frederick T. Anderson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF MARIETTA, GEORGIA, Defendant-Appellee. Covenant Christian Ministries, Inc., Pastor Frederick T. Anderson, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. City of Marietta, Georgia, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 7, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brandon L. Bowen , Peter R. Olson , Robert L. Walker , Jenkins & Olson, PC, Cartersville, GA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants (No. 10-11966).

Dana K. Maine , Erin F. Highland , Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP, Atlanta, GA, Douglas R. Haynie , Daniel Walter White , Haynie Litchfield & Crane, Marietta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee (No. 10-11966).

Brandon L. Bowen , Peter R. Olson , Robert L. Walker , Jenkins & Olson, PC, Cartersville, GA, Benjamin W. Bull , Christopher Reed Stovall , Jeremy D. Tedesco , Alliance Defense Fund, Scottsdale, AZ, David Andrew Cortman , Alliance Defense Fund, Lawrenceville, GA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees (No. 10-12222).

Douglas R. Haynie , Daniel Walter White , Haynie Litchfield & Crane, Marietta, GA, Erin F. Highland , Dana K. Maine , Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant (No. 10-12222).

Before CARNES, PRYOR and COX, Circuit Judges.

COX, Circuit Judge:

Covenant Christian Ministries, Inc. ("Covenant") and its pastor, Frederick T. Anderson, brought an action against the City of Marietta, Georgia, challenging the validity of its zoning ordinance. As pertinent to this appeal, Covenant and Anderson each allege multiple claims under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act ("RLUIPA"), 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the City and against...

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