TUCSON (AZ)
Tucson Citizen
SHERYL KORNMAN
Tucson Citizen
Thirty sexual abuse claimants in the Diocese of Tucson bankruptcy case have reached proposed settlements from $100,000 to $600,000, according to court documents.
All 30 are represented by one Tucson law firm.
But one attorney has raised concerns about how the confidential process for vetting claims of abuse by priests is being handled.
Cave Creek attorney G. David DeLozier said his client's "proof of claim" was rejected because the documents he provided were discounted.
He said the panel appointed by a federal judge to review the claims of abuse did not read the papers he filed to support the claim, including a psychologist's report.
Bankruptcy Court Judge James Marlar, rejected the argument, saying it had no place in yesterday's hearing on the diocese's revised proposed settlement.
Posted by kshaw at June 2, 2005 05:25 PM