Himaka

ORDER

On October 25, 1995, the Court heard arguments on defendant’s motion for summary judgment, defendant’s motion to dismiss the new causes of action included in plaintiffs second amended complaint, and defendant’s motion for Rule 11 sanctions. Having considered the arguments of counsel and the papers submitted, the Court hereby GRANTS defendant’s motion for summary judgment, GRANTS defendant’s motion to dismiss, and DENIES defendant’s motion for Rule 11 sanctions.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

Plaintiff was employed as national director of the Department of Buddhist Education for the Buddhist Churches of America (BCA). She is ordained as a Buddhist minister. Remaining defendant BCA is a tax-exempt religious “umbrella” organization which has various individual Buddhist temples as constituent members.

Plaintiff alleges that in 1991, she began receiving a series of heavy breathing telephone calls at her residence. She says that her phone number was not listed in the telephone utility’s directory, but was published in the BCA information directory. She claims that the heavy breathing calls continued for the next few years, even though she changed her unlisted phone…