On Wednesday, July 23, District Judge Linda Morrissey denied motions by the Islamic Society of Tulsa, Mujib Cheema, and the North American Islamic Trust to dismiss Jamal Miftah's lawsuit against them. Miftah is suing Cheema, IST, and NAIT, as well as several other individual leaders in IST for assault and battery, defamation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Earlier this year, Judge Gordon McAllister granted several motions to dismiss, but gave Miftah's attorneys 20 days to present an amended petition. It was this amended petition that was the subject of the latest motions to dismiss, which were denied.
We will keep you posted on developments. Here is a link to BatesLine's Jamal Miftah category, where you can catch up on the dispute between Miftah and IST regarding IST expelling him over his op-ed condemning terrorism in the name of Islam.
DOCUMENTS: Here are some of Jamal Miftah's court filings in this case:
June 22, 2007: Jamal Miftah v. Islamic Society of Tulsa et al. - Original Petition
October 30, 2007: Jamal Miftah v. Islamic Society of Tulsa et al. - Response to Motion for
Dismissal
April 2, 2008: Jamal Miftah v. Islamic Society of Tulsa et al. - Amended Petition
May 15, 2008: Jamal Miftah v. Islamic Society of Tulsa et al. - Motion for Continuance
June 9, 2008: Jamal Miftah v. Islamic Society of Tulsa et al. - Response to Motion for Dismissal
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