Opinion ID: 2209119
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Heading: Emma Anderson, Pattie Anderson, Mildred Colbert, and Marion Stroud

Text: The trial judge found that the Right Hand of Fellowship had been withdrawn from these plaintiffs. This finding apparently refers to a church disciplinary action in February 1979 whereby four members of the congregationEmma Anderson, Pattie Anderson, Mildred Colbert, and Marion Stroudwere dismissed. [9] It is inconsistent, however, with an earlier finding of the same trial judge, dated June 3, 1986, which states: The Court further finds that each of the following occurrences constitutes a badge of fraud:       (h) Defendants' attempts to expel members and bar them from entering upon corporate property for any purpose, allegedly in violation of the rules or discipline of the Church, when such members express disagreement with defendants' management practices and procedures.... [10] Because the court found in 1986 that the 1979 expulsion of these four plaintiffs was fraudulent, the later determination that these four plaintiffs lacked standing is, at best, questionable. We need not decide whether the prior ruling constituted the law of the case, as appellants argue. See Ehrenhaft v. Malcolm Price, Inc., 483 A.2d 1192, 1196-1197 (D.C.1984). We deem it sufficient to note the inconsistent findings and remand the case with directions to resolve the inconsistency.