MICHIGAN
MLive
By Michael Kransz mkransz@mlive.com
MOUNT PLEASANT, MI — Lawyers for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw and an ousted priest want a lawsuit against both parties relating to a sexual relationship the priest had with a Central Michigan University student dismissed.
Motions, both filed in mid-July, claim the lawsuit is baseless on a number of grounds and that they should be awarded fees and costs associated with battling the suit.
The lawyer for the then-student and parishioner who filed the lawsuit, Megan Winans, has not yet responded to the motions.
Winans brought the lawsuit against former-priest Denis Heames, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw and Saint Mary’s University Parish in January of 2016, stating she should be awarded funds for a number of things suffered during and after her secret, intimate relationship with Heames.
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