MyFox N.E. Wisconsin
May 20, 2008
http://www.myfoxnewisconsin.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6583415&version= 1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
[with link to the court's decision]
A civil lawsuit filed by a victim of sexual abuse by a priest will not be allowed to move forward, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
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Donald Buzanowski was sentenced to 32 years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting David Schauer. Buzanowski was a priest in the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay.
Schauer also filed a civil suit, seeking monetary damages. However, a jury ruled, in effect, that Schauer filed the suit too late. He appealed and lost — although the appeals court allowed the circuit court to review parts of the case.
In a decision issued Tuesday, the appeals court again upheld the dismissal of the case, saying "In this appeal, Schauer alleges several circuit court errors in the proceedings following remand. He argues the court erred in limiting discovery and the evidence presented to the jury and should have submitted different questions to the jury. He also argues the judge should have recused himself. Finally, he argues we should revisit our holding on one of the issues in Schauer... in light of cases decided after that opinion was released. We reject Schauer's arguments and affirm the order."
Click on the link to the right to read the full decision.
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