Jane Roe MB 69 v. DOE 1
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
This case involves the alleged sexual abuse of a minor by a church leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Mot. at 1.) On August 26, 2024, Jane Roe MB filed her Complaint in state court alleging six state-law causes of action, including negligence, negligent supervision of a minor, sexual abuse of a minor, negligent hiring, supervision, and retention, negligent failure to warn, train, or educate plaintiff, and breach of mandatory duty. (Notice of Removal (“NOR”), Dkt. No. 1, 9] 1-2.) On November 4, 2024, Defendants removed the case to federal court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction. (Id. § 3.) As described in the NOR, the “Church itself is hierarchical.” (NOR 4 17.) Congregations are referred to as “wards” or “branches” which are grouped into larger units called “stakes.” (Id.) The Church Corporation (Doe 1) and the Temple Corporation (Doe 2) are corporations in Utah, with the Church Corporation serving as the single corporate entity that “exists and operates in the secular world on behalf of The