California Court of Appeal

In a suit by plaintiff-students against defendant-private religious high school for discrimination based on sexual orientation in violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act, grant of summary judgment in favor defendants is affirmed where: 1) defendant-school was not a "business enterprise"; and therefore 2) defendant was not subject to the Unruh Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/26/2009
• Published 01/26/2009

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Grace Hollis & Hanson, Kirk D. Hanson, Christopher J. Nelson, and Michael J. Grace, San Diego, for Plaintiffs and Appellants., Center for Law & Religious Freedom, Isaac Fong, Timothy J. Tracey;  Alliance Defense Fund, Timothy D. Chandler;  Law Offices of Stewart and Stewart and John Stewart, for Movant and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• McKay, Graham & de Lorimier, John P. McKay and Michael P. Acain, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents.