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BERNIE v. CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SIOUX FALLS

Nos. 25974, 25975, 25976, 25977, 25978, 25979, 25980, 25981, 25982, 25983.

821 N.W.2d 232 (2012)

2012 S.D. 63

Teresa BERNIE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SIOUX FALLS, Defendant and Appellee, and Blue Cloud Abbey; Doe Priest; Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament; Oblate Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament; Doe Perpetrator 1; Doe Perpetrator 2; Doe Perpetrator 3; and Doe Perpetrator 4, Defendants. Galen Drapeau, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, Defendant and Appellee, and Blue Cloud Abbey; Fr. Francis; Oblate Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament; Sr. Francis; Sr. M. Agnes; and Moe Shevelin, Defendants. L.C.A.; J.C.B.; L.J.C.; G.D.; B.C.D.; R.B.; M.L.B.; F.B.C.; Y.P.C., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, Defendant and Appellee, and Blue Cloud Abbey; Fr. Francis; Oblate Sisters of The Blessed Sacrament; Sr. Francis; Fr. George; Fr. Leo; Doe Priest; Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament; Sr. M. Davidica; Sr. M. Theophane; Sr. Eleta Marie; Sr. M. Baptista; Oblate Sisters Of The Blessed Sacrament; Sr. John Marie; Sr. Agnes; Benny Lee; Moe Shevelin, Defendants. Mary McGhee Dog Soldier, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, Defendant and Appellee, and Blue Cloud Abbey, Defendant. Alfred Eagle Deer, Sr., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, Defendant and Appellee, and Oblate Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, Defendant. Rita Faye Flood, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, Defendant and Appellee, and Blue Cloud Abbey, Defendant. Grover Curtis Mallory, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, Defendant and Appellee, and Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, Defendant. Roderica Rouse, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, Defendant and Appellee, and Blue Cloud Abbey, Defendant. Loren Raymond Zephier, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, Defendant and Appellee, and Blue Cloud Abbey, Defendant. Isadore M. Zephier, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, Defendant and Appellee, and Blue Cloud Abbey, Defendant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided September 5, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca L. Rhoades , Manly & Stewart, Newport Beach, California, Michael Shubeck , Gregory A. Yatesk , Rapid City, South Dakota, Attorneys for plaintiffs and appellants.

James E. McMahon , Rochelle Sweetman , Murphy, Goldammer & Prendergast, LLP, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Attorneys for defendant and appellee.

ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] A number of former students who attended an elementary boarding school alleged that they had been sexually abused while attending the school. They sued some of the alleged perpetrators and four entity defendants, including the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls.1 The circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of the Diocese on all three of the students' substantive claims. We affirm.

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