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United States Ninth Circuit


Alcazar v. Corp. of the Catholic Bishop of Seattle, 09-35003

In an overtime claim brought under Washington's Minimum Wage Act, judgment on the pleadings for defendant is affirmed where plaintiff was a minister under any reasonable interpretation of the ministerial exception, as he had entered into a church-recognized seminary program to become a minister and brought suit concerning employment decisions arising from work as a seminarian.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 12/13/2010
  • Published 12/13/2010

Judges

  • Susan P. Graber

Court

  • United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Eric Schnapper, Michael A. Patterson

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