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Ecclesiastical Judicial Cases of the
Presbyterian Church in America
2015 - 2019

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BCO = Book of Church Order; OMSJC = Operating Manual of the Standing Judicial Commission [see BCO link];
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2015-01 Sanfacon v. Philadelphia. Administratively out of order.
2015-02 Gearhart v. Chicago Metro. Administratively out of order.
2015-03 Flesher/Weekly v. Metro Atlanta Presbytery. Moot.
2015-04 Thompson v. South Florida Presbytery. Judicially Out of Order.
2015-05 BCO 40-5 Application of John B. Thompson, re: Grenada Session. Administratively Out of Order.
2015-06 Citation of South Florida Presbytery, re: Failure to Respond to Exceptions.
2015-07 Thompson v. South Florida Presbytery. Administratively Out of Order.
2015-08 Hardie v. Metro Atlanta Presbytery.
2015-09 BCO 40-5 Application of Bumgarner, re: MS Valley Presbytery. Administratively Out of Order.
2015-10 BCO 40-5 Application of John B. Thompson, re: South Florida Presbytery. Administratively Out of Order.
2015-11 Thompson v. South Florida Presbytery.
2015-12 Wills v. Metro Atlanta Presbytery.
2015-13 Barnes v. Heartland Presbytery.
2016-01 Aven v. Ohio Valley Presbytery.
2016-02 Robertstad v. North Texas. Administratively Out of Order.
2016-03 Thompson v. South Florida Presbytery. Withdrawn.
2016-04 Thompson v. South Florida Presbytery. Withdrawn.
2016-05 Troxell v. Presbytery of the Southwest.
2016-06 Avery v. Nashville Presbytery. Abandoned.
2016-07 Avery v. Nashville Presbytery.
2016-08 Doty v. Nashville Presbytery. Judicially Out of Order.
2016-09 Fordice v. Pacific Northwest Presbytery.
2016-10 In re Korean Northwest Presbytery.
2016-11 Frazier v. Nashville Presbytery.
2016-12 Harwell v. Nashville Presbytery. Judicially Out of Order.
2016-13 Daniels v. Nashville Presbytery.
2016-14 Wills v. Metro Atlanta Presbytery.
2016-15 Bachman v. Nashville Presbytery. (Appeal)
2016-16 Sartorius v. Siouxlands Presbytery.
2016-17 Webster&Fowler v. Heritage Presbytery.
2017-01 Dailey v. Heritage Presbytery.
2017-02 Postles et al. v. Heritage Presbytery.
2017-03 Daniels et al. v. Nashville Presbytery.
2017-04 BCO 40-5 report of RE John B. Thompson. Withdrawn.
2017-05 BCO 40-5 report of TE James Bachman. Ruled Out Of Order.
2017-06 Request for Reference from Blue Ridge Presbytery.
2017-07 Clements v. Blue Ridge Presbytery.
2017-08 BCO 40-5 report of RE John B. Thompson. Ruled Out Of Order.
2017-09 BCO 40-5 report of RE John B. Thompson. Ruled Out Of Order.
2017-10 In re Korean Eastern Presbytery.
2017-11 In re Korean Southwest Presbytery.
2017-12 In re Platte Valley Presbytery.
2017-13 Tripp v. Ohio Valley Presbytery.
2018-01 Mapes v. Metropolitan New York (Appeal).
2018-02 Lewis v. Mississippi Valley Presbytery.
2018-03 Durand v. Central Florida Presbytery. Administratively Out of Order.
2018-04 Mapes v. Metropolitan New York Presbytery. Rendered Moot.
2018-05 McKay v. Central Indiana Presbytery. Administratively Out of Order.
2018-06 Edwards v. North Texas Presbytery. Administratively Out of Order.
2019-01 Dodson et al. v. Ohio Presbytery.
2019-02 Schrock et al. v. Philadelphia Presbytery.
2019-03 Crouse v. NW Georgia Presbytery.
2019-04 Williams v. Chesapeake Presbytery.
2019-05 Goggan v. Missouri Presbytery.
2019-06 PCA v. Mississippi Valley Presbytery.
2019-07 Fozard v. North Texas Presbytery.
2019-08 Ganzel v. Central Florida Presbytery.
2019-09 Mueller v. South Florida Presbytery.
2019-10 Evans v. Arizona Presbytery together with 2019-12 Pitts et al. v. Arizona.
2019-11 Crouse v. NW Georgia Presbytery.
2019-13 Gendy v. Central Florida Presbytery.
2019-14 Yoo v. Korean SW Orange Presbytery.

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