California Court of Appeal

A church is entitled to a restraining order to prevent an expelled member from engaging in disruptive conduct on church property, because the right of free speech does not trump the church's right to prohibit disruption and trespassing on its property, and the issue is not one requiring resolution of an ecclesiastical dispute.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/02/2002
• Published 07/02/2002

Judges

• MALLANO, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Hartzler & Hartzler, Mark B. Hartzler;  The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Derek L. Gaubatz, Eric Treene, Roman Storzer and Christine Lockhart for Petitioner., No appearance for Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.