FAIRBANKS (AK)
Anchorage Daily News
The Associated Press
Published: April 30, 2006
Last Modified: April 30, 2006 at 02:58 AM
FAIRBANKS -- A judge in Nome has decided he will hear arguments from attorneys in their effort to get the civil case involving allegations of abuse by a priest to go forward.
Superior Court Judge Ben Esch in February dismissed the suit against the Fairbanks Catholic Diocese and the Society of Jesus brought by a woman identified in court documents as Jane Doe 2.
After going over motions filed by the attorneys in the case, Esch now is asking attorneys on both sides to set a date to hear arguments between May 30 and June 16.
"We are all thrilled," said Anchorage attorney Ken Roosa, who with California attorney John Manly represents the plaintiff.