California Court of Appeal

In an action based on plaintiff's allegations of childhood sexual abuse by one of a Diocese's former clerics, summary judgment for defendant-Diocese on statute of limitations grounds is reversed and remanded where there were triable issues of fact concerning whether the defendant had the requisite notice that the offending cleric posed a risk of committing such acts as provided under Code of Civil Procedure section 340.1.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/21/2008
• Published 05/21/2008

Judges

• RUBIN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Arkin & Glovsky and Sharon J. Arkin, Pasadena;  Kiesel, Boucher & Larson, Raymond P. Boucher, Patrick DeBlase, Beverly Hills, and Anthony M. DeMarco;  The Drivon Law Firm, Lawrence Drivon and David Drivon, Stockton, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stammer, McKnight, Barnum & Bailey, Carey H. Johnson, Fresno, and Aimee E. Rainwater, for Defendant and Respondent.