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Church of Scientology International, et al. v. Chrissie Carnell Bixler, et al.
Paid petition · Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, No. B310559 · judgment January 19, 2022
Certiorari denied · October 3, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Where a parishioner freely executes a religious arbitration agreement with her church, does the First Amendment prohibit enforcement of the agreement if the parishioner leaves the faith? Does the First Amendment restrict the terms on which a Church may accept members into its faith? (i)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
William H. Forman
Winston & Strawn LLP
For respondent
Andrew Brad Brettler
Lavely & Singer, P.C.
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Amicus briefs
3 cert-stage
Proceedings
- Oct 03 2022Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Believe Information Solutions, et al. GRANTED.
- Oct 03 2022Petition DENIED.
- Aug 31 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
- Aug 22 2022Brief amicus curiae of Professional Chaplains, Inc. filed.
- Aug 22 2022Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Believe Information Solutions and Health Independence Alliance.
- Aug 19 2022Brief amicus curiae of Church Law Institute filed.
- Aug 16 2022Brief amicus curiae of Professors Michael J. Broyde and Ronald J. Colombo filed.
- Aug 11 2022Waiver of right of respondent Chrissie Carnell Bixler, et al. to respond filed.
- Aug 10 2022Waiver of right of respondent Daniel Masterson to respond filed.
- Jul 19 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 22, 2022)