Jane Roe EA 10 v. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. Introduction
Before the Court is Plaintiff Jane Roe EA 10’s motion to remand. ECF No. 10. For the following reasons, Plaintiff's motion is GRANTED. IL. Background A. Plaintiff’s Claims Plaintiff is an adult woman under the age of forty who alleges that, when she was a child, a church leader at the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints (“LDS church”), Arthur Stout, sexually abused her. See generally Complaint, ECF No. 1-2. On September 4, 2024, Plaintiff brought negligence and related claims against (1) the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the “Church”), (2) Temple Corporation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the “Temple Corporation”), and (3) the Palmdale California Stake (the “Palmdale Stake” and, collectively, “Defendants”). ECF No. 1-2. Generally, the thrust of Plaintiff's allegations is that Defendants owed a duty to protect Plaintiff from sexual abuse from Arthur Stout, and that they breached that duty by continuing to allow Stout to have access to children. Id.