Plans, Inc. v. Sacramento City Unified School District

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752 F. Supp. 2d 1136·2010 WL 4628246·77 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1267·2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 117711

United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaNovember 5, 2010CIV. S-98-266 FCD/EFBCalifornia5,437 words

Opinion

Damrell, J.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

The Phase I trial of this case commenced on August 31, 2010. That same day, following the close of plaintiff PLANS, Inc.’s (“plaintiff’) case-in-chief, addressing the sole issue of whether anthroposophy is a religion, defendant Sacramento City Unified School District (“defendant” or “SCUSD”) moved for a judgment on partial findings pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 52(c) (“Rule 52(c)”). The court heard oral argument on the motion and stated on the record, its tentative decision to grant the motion; however, it permitted the parties leave to file written briefing and set the matter for a further hearing on September 22, 2010, should one be necessary. The court has reviewed the parties’ briefing, and for the reasons stated on the record on August 31 as well as those set forth more fully below, the court GRANTS defendant’s Rule 52(c) motion.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff originally filed this action in 1998 against SCUSD and Twin Ridges Elementary School District (“Twin Ridges”), alleging their operation of Waldorf public schools violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, as well as the California State Constitution. Plaintiff…

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