United States Eleventh Circuit

In suit alleging that plaintiff was terminated from a practicum position for his religious beliefs, leading to dismissal from a seminar and preventing him from earning his master's degree, dismissal of amended complaint is vacated as to the federal free exercise and state law claims as, if there is state action, plaintiff is entitled to proceed to the next step in the litigation process.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/17/2007
• Published 08/17/2007

Judges

• CARNES, Circuit Judge:, Before TJOFLAT, CARNES and HILL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward Scott Golden, Atty. at Law, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Oscar E. Marrero, Lourdes Espino Wydler, Law Offices of Oscar E. Marrero, Coral Gables, FL, Justin C. Fineberg, Lash & Goldberg, LLP, Weston, FL, Alicia Lyons Laufer, Rubinton & Laufer, LLC, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Alan D. Lash, Lorelei J. Van Wey, Lash & Goldberg, LLP, Miami, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.