Valerie Bandstra, Anne Bandstra, Ryan Bandstra and Jason Bandstra
v.
Covenant Reformed Church
The Bandstras appeal from the district court’s ruling granting summary judgment in favor of Covenant Reformed Church and dismissing their claims arising from the sexual abuse of Anne and Valerie Bandstra by the church’s pastor. The Bandstras argue the district court erred in the following ways: (1) in dismissing their general negligence claims based on First Amendment grounds, (2) in dismissing their negligent supervision claims as outside the statute of limitations, (3) in dismissing their defamation claims on various grounds, (4) in declining to apply issue preclusion, (5) in applying the clergy privilege too broadly, and (6) in ruling on numerous discovery motions.
Appellant
Valerie Bandstra, Anne Bandstra, Ryan Bandstra and Jason Bandstra
Appellee
Covenant Reformed Church
Attorney for the Appellant
Roxanne Barton Conlin
Attorneys for the Appellee
Michael W. Thrall
Frances M. Haas
Supreme Court
Oral Argument Schedule
15-15-5
Mar 06, 2018 9:00 AM
