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	A Year after $660m LA Clergy Abuse Settlement, Attorneys Fight Release of Priest Documents Sunday Independent September 5, 2008 http://www.ktvn.com/Global/story.asp?S=8957101&nav=menu549_2 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Alleged victims have reacted angrily to news that the departure of a key figure in a record $660 million clergy abuse settlement with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles could derail the release of priests' confidential files. The alleged molestation victims have planned to protest today outside a courthouse where attorneys are to hold a post-settlement hearing after learning of the developments from an Associated Press article. The sudden recusal of a retired judge unanimously selected to review the priests' files has threatened to undo the fragile deal and could send both sides back to court for months. The recusal comes more than a year after the agreement was announced. At the same time, an attorney who has been paid by the church to defend accused clergy is fighting to keep those records sealed - and plaintiffs accuse the archdiocese of using him as their proxy.
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