United States Tenth Circuit

When a church makes a personnel decision based on religious doctrine and holds meetings to discuss that decision and the ecclesiastical doctrine underlying it, the courts will not intervene.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/30/2002
• Published 04/30/2002

Judges

• TACHA, Chief Judge., Before TACHA, Chief Judge, KELLY, and HARTZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Patricia S. Bangert,Powers Phillips, P.C., Denver, CO, appearing for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• L. Martin Nussbaum (Samuel M. Ventola, with him on the brief), Colorado Springs, CO, appearing for Appellees., Von G. Keetch and Alexander Dushku, Kirton & McConkie, Salt Lake City, UT, filed an amicus curiae brief in support of appellees Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Colorado, et al.