In preparation for the second of the three phases of litigation between the parties in the property dispute between the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia and the CANA churches, the parties have filed supplemental briefs. The trial on the constitutionality of the 57-9 stature is scheduled for May 28. Whatever the outcome of that trial, a third trial is scheduled for October to decide the ownership.
Briefs of all parties can be found at the diocesan website. The supplemental briefs recently filed include,
- Supplemental Constitutional Brief of the Diocese of Virginia
- Supplemental Constitutional Brief of the Episcopal Church
- The CANA Congregations’ Opening Post-Decision Brief
- Brief of Amici Curiae
- The Episcopal Church’s and Diocese’s Brief in Opposition to the Supplemental Briefs of the Congregations and Church of Our Saviour at Oatlands
- The CANA Congregations’ Post-Decision Responsive Brief
- The Commonwealth’s Response to the Post-Decision Briefs
See The Lead’s earlier coverage here.
There’s also news about another property dispute:
An El Paso County District Court judge ruled today that the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado and officials of Grace Church and St. Stephen’s Parish in Colorado Springs must resolve their $17 million property dispute at trial.
District Judge Larry E. Schwartz concluded, after reviewing six volumes of documents filed in the last year, that he cannot make a decision based solely on matters of law because “there is virtually no agreement as to the facts.”