IN RE: NAVY CHAPLAINCY
Plaintiff: CHAPLAINCY OF FULL GOSPEL CHURCHES, ROBERT DUANE PURSER, ROBERT H. ADAIR, MICHAEL BELT, GREGORY R. DE MARCO, FURNISS HARKNESS, MICHAEL LAVELLE, GEORGE W. LINZEY, TIMOTHY D. NALL, THOMAS RUSH, JAMES M. WEIBLING, JOHN WITHERSPOON, MICHAEL A. WRIGHT, WILLIAM C. BLAIR, LARRY FARRELL, RAFAEL J. QUILES, LYLE SWANSON, RONALD TOMLIN, DAVID S. WILDER, MARTHA CARSON, MARK R. JOHNSTON, KLON K. KITCHEN, JR., DENISE Y. MERRITT, DANIEL E. ROYSDEN, MARY HELEN SPALDING, DAVID L GIBSON, RICHARD L. ARNOLD, RAY A. BAILEY, GEORGE P. BYRUM, ASSOCIATED GOSPEL CHURCHES and ALL PLAINTIFFS
Defendant: UNITED STATES NAVY, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, HANSFORD T. JOHNSON, GERALD L. HOWEING, LOUIS V. IASIELLO, THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS and BYRON HOLDERBY, JR.
Case Number: 1:2007mc00269
Filed: June 18, 2007
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Office: Washington, DC Office
County: 11001
Presiding Judge: Ricardo M. Urbina
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None

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August 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 382 MEMORANDUM OPINION; signed by Judge John D. Bates on 8/23/2023. (kk)
August 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 336 MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 8/30/2018. (lcjdb1)
March 16, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 239 MEMORANDUM OPINION to the Order granting in part and denying in part Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Gladys Kessler on 3/16/16. (CL)
February 9, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 237 MEMORANDUM OPINION to the Order denying the Plaintiffs' Motion for Modification and/or Clarification. Signed by Judge Gladys Kessler on 2/9/16. (CL)
September 26, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 194 MEMORANDUM OPINION to the Order on the Motions for Partial Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Gladys Kessler on 9/26/14. (CL, )
September 4, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 192 MEMORANDUM OPINION to the Order denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification. Signed by Judge Gladys Kessler on 9/4/14. (CL, )
March 4, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 164 AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION to the Order denying Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (this corrects an editing error). Signed by Judge Gladys Kessler on 3/1/13. (CL, )
February 28, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 162 MEMORANDUM OPINION to the Order denying Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (on remand from the Court of Appeals). Signed by Judge Gladys Kessler on 2/28/13. (CL, )
November 29, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 146 MEMORANDUM AND OPINION to ORDER granting in part and denying in part Plaintiffs' Motion for Discovery. Signed by Judge Gladys Kessler on 11/29/2012. (lcgk2, )
March 21, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 113 MEMORANDUM OPINION denying 21 the plaintiffs' Motion to Amend/Correct; granting in part and denying in part 29 the defendant's Motion to Dismiss; denying 42 the plaintiffs' Motion to Amend/Correct. Signed by Judge Ricardo M. Urbina on 3/21/12.(lcrmu1)
January 30, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 108 MEMORANDUM OPINION denying 95 the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction. Signed by Judge Ricardo M. Urbina on 1/30/12.(lcrmu1)
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Plaintiff: CHAPLAINCY OF FULL GOSPEL CHURCHES
Represented By: Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr.
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Plaintiff: ROBERT DUANE PURSER
Represented By: Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr.
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Plaintiff: ROBERT H. ADAIR
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Plaintiff: MICHAEL BELT
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Plaintiff: GREGORY R. DE MARCO
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Plaintiff: FURNISS HARKNESS
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Plaintiff: MICHAEL LAVELLE
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Plaintiff: GEORGE W. LINZEY
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Plaintiff: TIMOTHY D. NALL
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Plaintiff: THOMAS RUSH
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Plaintiff: JAMES M. WEIBLING
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Plaintiff: JOHN WITHERSPOON
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Plaintiff: MICHAEL A. WRIGHT
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Plaintiff: WILLIAM C. BLAIR
Represented By: Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr.
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Plaintiff: LARRY FARRELL
Represented By: Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr.
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Plaintiff: RAFAEL J. QUILES
Represented By: Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr.
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Plaintiff: LYLE SWANSON
Represented By: Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr.
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Plaintiff: RONALD TOMLIN
Represented By: Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr.
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Plaintiff: DAVID S. WILDER
Represented By: Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr.
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Plaintiff: MARTHA CARSON
Represented By: Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr.
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Plaintiff: MARK R. JOHNSTON
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Plaintiff: KLON K. KITCHEN, JR.
Represented By: Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr.
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Plaintiff: DENISE Y. MERRITT
Represented By: Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr.
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Plaintiff: DANIEL E. ROYSDEN
Represented By: Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr.
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Plaintiff: MARY HELEN SPALDING
Represented By: Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr.
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Plaintiff: DAVID L GIBSON
Represented By: Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr.
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Plaintiff: RICHARD L. ARNOLD
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Plaintiff: RAY A. BAILEY
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Plaintiff: GEORGE P. BYRUM
Represented By: Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr.
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Plaintiff: ASSOCIATED GOSPEL CHURCHES
Represented By: Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr.
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Plaintiff: ALL PLAINTIFFS
Represented By: Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr.
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Defendant: UNITED STATES NAVY
Represented By: Michael Q. Hyde
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Defendant: SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Represented By: Michael Q. Hyde
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Defendant: HANSFORD T. JOHNSON
Represented By: Michael Q. Hyde
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Defendant: GERALD L. HOWEING
Represented By: Michael Q. Hyde
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Defendant: LOUIS V. IASIELLO
Represented By: Michael Q. Hyde
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Defendant: THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS
Represented By: Michael Q. Hyde
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Defendant: BYRON HOLDERBY, JR.
Represented By: Michael Q. Hyde
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