A court date has been set for Monday September 22, 2008. The jury trial will take place in Dallas, Texas, and is expected to be open to the public and members of the press. The judge has set a pre-trial meeting for Tuesday May 20, 2008 to inquire about the possibility of a settlement before the case is tried, however both sides have already begun taking depositions and preparing for the trial, in the event that a settlement is not reached on May 20th.

In such an event, Archbishop Demetrios himself will be called to give a sworn deposition. If the case does reach trial, sworn depositions become public record and the Archbishop may even be called to testify in court.

Although no set amount of monetary restitution is mentioned, in a similar case involving a Roman Catholic priest in Texas, the court awarded the victims $156 million.