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	Judge Says Cases Must Be Resolved Fort Mill Times January 22, 2009 http://www.fortmilltimes.com/124/story/431703.html FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A Superior Court judge in Fairbanks has told lawyers that they must resolve cases in which priest and church workers are accused of sexually abusing children. A two-hour status hearing was held Wednesday on hundreds of cases. Niesje Steinkruger told lawyers on both sides to make the cases a top priority. The judge was assigned more than a year ago to managing the cases for the Alaska court system. Since then, a few new lawyers have become involved, and bankruptcy proceedings slowed as claimants continued to come forward. The Society of Jesus, Oregon Province, settled with 113 Alaska Native child sex abuse claimants for $50 million. Last year, the Fairbanks Catholic Diocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in federal court.
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