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ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. D024251.

42 Cal.App.4th 1556 (1996)

50 Cal. Rptr.2d 399

ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF SAN DIEGO et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Respondent; JANE D., a Minor, etc., Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

February 28, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, William V. Whelan, Callahan, McCune & Willis and Lynne Goodwin for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Hurst & Hurst, Debra Hurst, Wolfe & McDonald and Deborah A. Wolfe for Real Party in Interest.

OPINION

HUFFMAN, J.

Fifteen-year-old Jane D. (Jane) claims she was sexually abused by her parish priest. Jane sued the church, alleging it negligently hired, retained and supervised the priest because it should have known of his dangerous propensities as a sexual exploiter of children. The church seeks mandamus1 after it unsuccessfully moved for summary judgment on the ground it had no prior knowledge...

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