Avalon Church of Christ, Robert Jackson, Sheril Garzon, Claudette McCleeny, Mary Carr v. Elijah Brumfield Jr., Charles Moran, Sharon Sanchez, Edward Johnson, Douglas Hubbard Sr., Wanda Moran, Patricia Brumfield, Tommy L. Gibbs Jr., and Does 1 to 20, inclusive
Published: Feb. 18, 2017 | Result Date: Jan. 24, 2017 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: BC635956 Demurrer – Defense
Court
L.A. Superior Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Justin A. Palmer
(Filer Palmer LLP)
Nashaun L. Neal
(PLC Law Group APC)
Defendant
Paul Hanna
(Manning & Kass Ellrod Ramirez Trester)
Facts
A Los Angeles church, several of its Board of Directors, and one of its longtime members sued former church leaders regarding a dispute over church management and leadership.
Contentions
PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiffs contended that defendants resigned from church leadership yet continued to physically occupy and control church property and refused to relinquish the pulpit of the church. They brought a complaint for declaratory relief, conversion, conspiracy to convert, permanent restraining order, accounting, and damages.
DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS:
Defendants contended that plaintiffs' complaint was vague, ambiguous and unintelligible.
Result
The court sustained defendants' unopposed demurrer with 10 days leave to amend.
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