City Of Praise Church
CITY OF PRAISE CONGREGATION LAWSUIT UPDATE
Index of Documents Filed For Records Case CAL-12-3774
Explanation of Documents
- The complaint is to enforce the rights of the congregation to have access to all of the records at the Church under Maryland law. The complaint is to order Clarence Jackson, Gloria McGruder, Clifford Boswell, Lynda Pyles and Denise Killen from breaking the law and providing the records for inspection.
- The Line of Appearance notifies the Court who is the attorney for the case.
3-10. The Motions for default for Clifford Boswell, Clarence Jackson, Gloria Magruder, Linda Pyles and Dorothy Williams are asking the Court to rule against them because even though they have been filed with a complaint to show records they still, after the prescribed time, have not responded to the lawsuit and ignored it completely.
- The Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Summary Judgment that state the congregation members are no longer members and that there is no issue in dispute to be resolved in court.
- 12. The Motion to Strike Defendant’s Motions are against the illegal board for not having their attorney Issac Marks make an appearance officially as their attorney. This is to stop Clarence Jackson, Denise Killen, Clifford Boswell, Gloria McGruder, Linda Pyles and Dorothy Williams from using the pleadings that Issac Marks filed (Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment).
- The Memorandum of Points and Authorities opposes the Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Summary Judgment that state the congregation members are no longer members and that there is no issue in dispute to be resolved in court.
Results of Documents Filed and Work Performed
The unelected Trustees have continued to refuse to provide records for inspection as well as even answer the complaint against them. They have basically filed documents to dismiss the action instead of providing an answer why they should not provide records. The closet thing they provide to an answer is that we have no right to see records because we are not members. They have even changed the bylaws to suit their policy that if anyone opposes them they can be excommunicated as a member. Judge Dwight Jackson has supported them in the past and shown bias as well as a disregard for civil procedure and the law. Our attorney has put in many hours of research, held meetings, and drafted documents in support of our case. Our attorney has developed a strategy to move forward with removing the unelected board members and restoring the rightful place of our elected board Pastor and Members to the City of Praise. More details will be released once a court date is set regarding the unelected board members not responding to the lawsuit to provide records. Additionally, there is a second lawsuit filed on behalf of the congregation because the illegal board was never elected in accordance with Maryland law.
CONGREGATION LEGAL DEFENSE FUND IS OFF AND RUNNING
We the City of Praise Church congregation are being represented by Attorney Raouf M. Abdullah & Associates, LLC – website: www.Abdullahlaw.com. The Legal Ministry now needs to raise funds for the two lawsuits that have been filed. Please take note that any contributions made will not be considered taxable-deductions. We will give periodic updates related to the two cases here on this website. Payments can be made in the following ways:
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The Legal Defense Fund Update: July 2012
Summary Sheet of the Documents:
CITY OF PRAISE CONGREGATION LAWSUIT UPDATE
Index of Documents FiledFor Records Case CAL-12-3774
* To view the acutual documents, scroll down to the ‘Document Section’ below
- Complaint For Records
- Line of Appearance for Attorney Raouf M. Abdullah
- Motion for Default for Clifford Boswell
- Motion for Default for Clarence Jackson
- Motion for Default Gloria Magruder
- Motion for Default Lynda Pyles
- Motion for Default Dorothy Williams
- Motion for Default Denise Killen
- Motion for Default Church
- Motion for Default Board
- Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment
- Motion to Strike Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment
- Plaintiff’s Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Summary Judgment. This includes exhibits and proposed order.
Documents Section:
Document #1: Complaint for Records
To view click here: record book complaint4
Document #2: Line of Appearances
To view click here: appearance ct pg
Document #3: Motion for Default for Clifford Boswell
To view click here: boswell default
Document #4: Motion for Default for Clarence Jackson
To view click here: jackson default
Document #5: Motion for Default Gloria Magruder
To view click here: mcclam default
Document #6: Motion for Default Lynda Pyles
To view click here: plyes default
Document #7: Motion for Default Dorthy Williams
To view click here: wms default
Document #8: Motion for Default Denise Killen
To view click here: killen default
Document #9: Motion for Default Church
To view click here: church default (1)
Document #10: Motion for Default Board
To view click here: board default
Document #11: Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment
To view click here: Response to Complaint
Document #12: Motion to Strike Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment
To view click here: Motion to Strike records case
Document #13: Plaintiff’s Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Summary Judgment. This includes exhibits and proposed order
To view click here: Opposition to dismiss and Summary Judgment records case
#13A: Exhibit #1 To view click here: Exhibit 1
#13B: Exhibit #2 To view click here: Exhibit 2
#13C: Exhibit #3 To view click here: Exhibit 3
#13D: Exhibit #4 To view click here: Exhibit 4
#13E: Exhibit #5 To view click here: Proposed order