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	Judge Orders Diocese to Pay Contempt of Court Found in Sex Abuse, Bankruptcy Case By John Stucke Spokesman-Review February 24, 2010 http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/feb/24/judge-orders-diocese-to-pay/ SPOKANE (WA) -- A federal judge ruled that the Catholic Diocese of Spokane, its law firm Paine Hamblen, and one of the firm's attorneys, Gregory Arpin, are in contempt of court for using intimidation tactics against a court-appointed bankruptcy trustee. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Patricia Williams stopped short Tuesday of issuing costly sanctions, but ordered the diocese and its attorneys to pay what will be expensive legal costs of the trustee and others. She delivered a curt order designed to blunt future threats from the diocese while clearing the way for the trustee, Gloria Nagler, to pay people who have shown they were sexually …
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