Opinion ID: 1933310
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 10

Heading: Shirley Roberts-Douglas and Hugh Douglas.

Text: In the verified complaint, and in her answers to interrogatories and affidavit, Mrs. Roberts-Douglas catalogued most of the alleged coercive practices which are discussed in this opinion. Of all of the plaintiffs, she and her husband and children allegedly pledged and contributed the largest amounts. Although she was not required to walk the gauntlet, Mrs. Roberts-Douglas was aware of it, and an impartial trier of fact might reasonably conclude that the gauntlet procedure was intended not only to expose currently delinquent parishioners but also to inhibit or frighten others into avoiding delinquency in the future. In the verified complaint, Mrs. Roberts-Douglas alleged that many other persons sold or mortgaged their homes and went into heavy debt as a result of the defendants' allegedly coercive tactics. The picture painted by Mrs. Roberts-Douglas in her pleadings is a poignant one, but her submissions are devoid of any allegation that she and her husband gave to the building fund as a result of the alleged intimidation, or that they would not have contributed in the absence of threats of God's wrath. Moreover, her submissions contain nothing suggesting any one-on-one or similar pressures directed at her or her husband to induce contributions. [31] We conclude that, affecting as these plaintiffs' case may be, they have presented no genuine issue of material fact, and the defendants are entitled to judgment against them as a matter of law.