Schulz v. Presbytery of Seattle
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on February 22, 2021.
Docket No.20-261
Op. BelowWash. Ct. App.
Issue
Whether, in a dispute between a local congregation and its former denomination over ownership of property to which the local congregation holds legal title, the First Amendment permits courts to apply a rule of absolute deference to assertions of ownership by the denomination.
Aug 28, 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 2, 2020)Sep 18, 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 2, 2020 to November 2, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 21, 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 2, 2020.
Sep 21, 2020Response to motion from petitioners Jeff Schulz, et al. filed.Oct 2, 2020Brief amicus curiae of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed.Oct 2, 2020Brief amicus curiae of Anglican Church in North America filed.Oct 2, 2020Brief amici curiae of Law and Religion and Constitutional Law Professors filed.Oct 30, 2020Brief of respondents The Presbytery of Seattle, et al. in opposition filed.Nov 16, 2020Reply of petitioners Jeff Schulz, et al. filed. (Distributed)Nov 17, 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
Nov 30, 2020Rescheduled.
Jan 6, 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
Feb 12, 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
Feb 22, 2021Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Schulz v. Presbytery of Seattle, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/schulz-v-presbytery-of-seattle/