Third District Judge Stephen Roth on Monday dismissed Leslie B. Jeffs and Blaine B. Jeffs from the still-pending suit because both were involved in bankruptcy proceedings.

Still named in the lawsuit are Warren Jeffs, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and the United Effort Plan Trust, a property holding company formerly affiliated with the church.

Brent Jeffs filed suit in July 2004, alleging that in the late 1980s, Warren Jeffs sodomized him and the other two men watched and participated in the abuse.

Brent Jeffs, who was around 5 or 6 at the time, said the abuse took place at the Salt Lake Valley compound where an FLDS school, meetinghouse and homes were located.

Warren Jeffs, 50, is president of the FLDS church; the states of Arizona and Utah have filed several felony charges against him based on his role in marrying girls who were minors to older men. He is wanted by the FBI on those charges.

Brent Jeffs, now 22, and his father, Ward, allege Warren Jeffs abused two other brothers: Clayne, who committed suicide in 2001, and Brandon, now serving in the U.S. Army. Ward is Warren's half brother.

Leslie Jeffs and his wife Carole J. Jeffs filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in July 2003; the case was closed later that year. Blaine Jeffs and Julie D. Jeffs filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy in April 2003; their case was closed in September 2005.

Federal law automatically stays many types of court or enforcement actions against those filing for bankruptcy.

Utah officials moved to place the UEP trust, which holds virtually all land and buildings in the adjoining towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz., under court management after none of the defendants responded to this lawsuit or another one filed by several young men who claim they were driven out of their homes in the community.

The two towns have historically been the home base of the FLDS church and its followers.