The Freiburg University academic said he wanted to continue praying and receiving Holy Communion and a lengthy legal case between Prof Zapp and the church will reach the Leipzig Federal Administrative Court on Wednesday.

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Gupta sued the SEC in federal court, saying that the administrative proceeding deprived him of his constitutional right to a jury and also deprived him of the pre-trial discovery available in federal court but not in administrative proceedings.

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The cases involve federal administrative complaints against the agency and lawsuits filed in federal court.

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