Litigation, Depositions and Other Purging
California Court of Appeal Denies ECUSA’s Writ Petition
6-17-2013 · One of the longer-running cases brought by ECUSA in California is the Fresno lawsuit against former Episcopal Bishop John-David Schofield over the real property, bank accounts and other assets that belong to the (now) Anglican…
No News from Texas; Sad News from Virginia
6-14-2013 · As of today, June 14, the Supreme Court of Texas has yet to issue its opinion in the Fort Worth direct appeal brought by Bishop Iker and his co-trustees of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort…
Another California Judge Denies Summary Relief to ECUSA (Updated)
6-13-2013 · [UPDATE 06/14/2013: I can now report that Judge Reed affirmed her tentative ruling at the close of the hearing on ECUSA’s motion this morning. The case now goes to trial, which is scheduled for late…
Federal Judge Returns South Carolina Case to State Court
6-10-2013 · In a thoroughly researched and well-reasoned opinion released today, Senior District Judge C. Weston Houck of the United States District Court for the District of South…
Remnant Quincy Group to Be Absorbed by Diocese of Chicago
6-8-2013 · At dual conventions held today in Chicago and Peoria, the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago and the remnant Episcopalians in Quincy (who called themselves a “diocese” for purposes of the ongoing litigation over whether the actual…
Decision Time in South Carolina
6-6-2013 · Today is the day that Senior Federal District Judge Houck hears oral arguments from counsel on the motion by Bishop Mark Lawrence, his Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina and more than three dozen parishes to…
One Rule for Thee; a Different One for Me
6-1-2013 · Episcopalians should remember the nine bishops who were subjected to proceedings under the new Title IV disciplinary canons for having the temerity to file papers opposing the Presiding Bishop’s official position in U.S. courts that…
Bishop Benhase “Writes” His Diocese (Metadata Shows Frank Logue as Author)
5-27-2013 · Why I frankly don’t care who writes their letters, it would add a breath of fresh air and honesty if they didn’t have their ghost writers portray them as caring so deeply. The letter can…
Ruling in St. James Case Clouds the Title of Former Episcopal Parish Properties in California
5-3-2013 · Judge Kim Dunning of the Orange County Supreme Court handed down on May 1 a surprise ruling in the case involving the property of St. James’s parish in Newport Beach, and held that St. James…
Fresno Judge Denies ECUSA’s Motion for Summary Judgment in San Joaquin
4-30-2013 · There is very good news for the Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin, now under the leadership of Bishop Eric Menees. Last Thursday, the Fresno Superior Court (Jeffrey Hamilton, J.) filed his decision adopting his…
