Attorneys for a group that left The Episcopal Church have filed their response to a petition before the South Carolina Supreme Court in which The Episcopal Church in South Carolina (TECSC) and The Episcopal Church are seeking enforcement of the high court’s 2017 decision to return control of diocesan property and 29 parish properties to The…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Episcopal Church in South Carolina (TECSC) and The Episcopal Church today filed a petition asking the South Carolina Supreme Court to order the Dorchester County Circuit Court to enforce the high court’s 2017 decision and return control of diocesan property and 29 parish properties to The Episcopal Church and its local diocese, TECSC….
U.S. District Court Judge Richard M. Gergel has set May 1 as the earliest date when a trial could begin in the federal false-advertising and trademark infringement lawsuit against a breakaway group that left The Episcopal Church. The order, issued Wednesday, represents a two-month extension from the previous schedule the judge set in August, which…
The Episcopal Church and The Episcopal Church in South Carolina (TECSC) on Friday, January 11 filed briefs with United States District Judge Richard Gergel, responding to the motions filed by the Lawrence Diocese and its Parishes. Each brief, or “Memorandum of Law,” supports a different aspect of the matters before the court: Joint Opposition to Parish…
The Episcopal Church in South Carolina (TECSC) and The Episcopal Church have asked the U.S. District Court to grant motions for summary judgment and call a halt to the “pervasive” public confusion caused by a group that broke away from the church, yet continues to use Episcopal names and marks. The motion asks U.S. District…
After an 85-minute hearing in Orangeburg this morning, 1st Circuit Court Judge Edgar W. Dickson told attorneys he will have more questions for them as he prepares to decide how to implement the South Carolina Supreme Court’s decision on church property matters. The judge heard only one of the five motions currently before the court…
Memorandums, responses and replies have been filed as requested by Judge Edgar Dickson in the 1st Judicial Circuit, and all parties now await a hearing date on how the court will proceed with implementing the South Carolina Supreme Court decision on church properties. The latest documents, filed on October 12 by The Episcopal Church and…
A hearing will be held November 19 on the motions before 1st Circuit Court Judge Edgar W. Dickson on implementing the South Carolina Supreme Court’s decision on church property matters. Judge Dickson’s office notified all parties today that the hearing will take place in the Orangeburg County Courthouse. The state Supreme Court decided in August 2017 to return the property of the Diocese of South…
The Episcopal Church and The Episcopal Church in South Carolina (TECSC) today filed briefs with Circuit Court Judge Edgar W. Dickson, seeking implementation of the South Carolina Supreme Supreme Court’s ruling on church property matters, a full accounting, and dismissal of a related lawsuit filed by a breakaway group. Each brief, or “Memorandum of Law,”…
A hearing on the implementation of the state Supreme Court’s ruling on church property matters will be held sometime in late October, according to a notification received today from Circuit Court Judge Edgar W. Dickson. Chancellor Thomas S. Tisdale Jr. of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina said attorneys have been notified that Judge Dickson…
U.S. District Court Judge Richard M. Gergel has set March 1, 2019 as the target date for a trial in the federal false-advertising and trademark infringement lawsuit against a breakaway group that left The Episcopal Church. In an Amended Scheduling Order issued Thursday, the judge set a timetable for filing motions, identifying witnesses, and other legal…
Attorneys filed documents Thursday in response to a request from Judge Edgar W. Dickson to identify issues that need to be resolved in implementing the August 2017 state Supreme Court’s decision to return diocesan and parish property to The Episcopal Church and its local diocese, The Episcopal Church in South Carolina (TECSC). At a scheduling conference July 26, Judge…
