Gieser v. Internat. Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Filed 3/22/06 Gieser v. Internat. Church of the Foursquare Gospel CA2/7
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION SEVEN
| ANTHONY GIESER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL CHURCH OF THE FOURSQUARE GOSPEL, Defendant and Respondent. | B181269 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC294481) |
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Robert L. Hess, Judge. Affirmed in part; reversed in part.
James P. Lindeman for Plaintiff and Appellant
Hosp, Gilbert, Bergsten & Phillips and Warren L. Gilbert for Defendant and Respondent.
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Plaintiff Anthony Gieser appeals from the judgment following the trial court's order sustaining the demurrer of defendant International Church of the Foursquare Gospel without leave to amend. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Gieser's second amended complaint for intentional infliction of emotional distress, battery and defamation alleges the following facts.
Prior to the events alleged in the complaint Gieser had been a volunteer assistant pastor at the Antelope Valley Foursquare Church, a branch of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (Church).[1] Gieser was appointed to this position by the predecessor of defendant John Mijares who is employed by the Church as an assistant pastor at the Antelope Valley church. Gieser's role included leading an â€
