Evans v. Brigham Young University

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH CENTRAL DIVISION CHASE HIATT, MEMORANDUM DECISION AND Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING v. DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, STATE A CLAIM Defendant. Case No. 1:20-CV-00100-TS Judge Ted Stewart This matter is before the Court on Defendant Brigham Young University’s (“BYU”) motion to dismiss (“Motion”), which asks the Court to dismiss this matter for failure to state a claim. For the following reasons, the Court denies the Motion. I. BACKGROUND Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) is a deadly, novel…