Singh v. Dist. Ct. (singh) (civil)

Summary

The Nevada Supreme Court denied a writ petition challenging the denial of a motion to dismiss a corporate-governance action involving a religious nonprofit. It held that the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine does not categorically bar civil adjudication of religious-organization disputes and that neutral principles may be applied whenever the dispute can be resolved without examining religious doctrine, practice, or texts. The members' claims concerned compliance with secular corporate bylaws and therefore could proceed without resolving ecclesiastical questions.