Eglise Baptiste Bethanie De Ft. Lauderdale, Inc., et al. v. The Seminole Tribe of Florida, et al.

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Case overview

Case Number:

0:19-cv-62591

Court:

Florida Southern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

Beth Bloom

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Government Agencies

  1. January 03, 2020

    Immunity Shields Fla. Tribe From Church Takeover Suit

    A Florida federal judge on Friday agreed to end a Haitian Baptist church's suit alleging the Seminole Tribe of Florida helped a former pastor's widow execute an armed takeover of the church, ruling that the tribe is protected by sovereign immunity.

  2. November 21, 2019

    Tribe Can't Get Immunity In Church Takeover Suit, Judge Told

    A South Florida Haitian Baptist church urged a federal judge not to toss its suit alleging that the Seminole Tribe of Florida interfered with its operations, arguing that the tribe doesn't have sovereign immunity because the dispute didn't stem from its commercial activity.

  3. November 15, 2019

    Seminole Tribe Claims It's Immune To Church Takeover Suit

    The Seminole Tribe of Florida invoked its sovereign immunity in calling Thursday for a federal court to toss a Haitian Baptist church's lawsuit alleging several armed tribal police officers helped the widow of a former pastor seize control of its property and lock out church members.

  4. October 18, 2019

    Seminole Tribe Seized Baptist Church By Force, Suit Says

    The Seminole Tribe of Florida has been accused in a federal lawsuit of interfering with a South Florida Haitian Baptist church's operations after armed individuals wearing tribe police uniforms allegedly helped the wife of the former pastor expel worshipers and seize control of its property.