An attorney for dissident members of McLean Bible Church vowed to appeal a judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to overturn recent elections of local leaders.
Judge David Bernhard of Fairfax County Circuit Court “dismissed with prejudice as moot” a lawsuit filed by MBC member Steve Gaskins and several others, after a motion the church filed saying its recent election of six local elders deprived the complaint of any significance.
“We strongly disagree with the judge’s decision, because what we were asking for was a redo of the July 2021 election, with all members in good standing as of that date permitted to vote,” said attorney Rick Boyer, who represents the plaintiffs.