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SMITH v. O'CONNELL

Nos. 93-615-T, 93-660-T, 93-661-T.

986 F.Supp. 73 (1997)

Kenneth SMITH v. Rev. William C. O'CONNELL, et al. Michael KELLY v. Robert MARCANTONIO, et al. Stephen KELLY v. Robert MARCANTONIO, et al.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

November 25, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Daniel Prentiss, McGovern, Noel & Benik, Providence, RI, Carl P. DeLuca, DeLuca & DeLuca, Providence, RI, Richard A. Cappalli, Woonsocket, RI, Timothy J. Conlon, Providence, RI, for Kenneth Smith.

Thomas R. Bender, William A. Curran, James T. Murphy, Hanson, Curran, Parks & Whitman, Providence, RI, William T. Murphy, Providence, RI, for William C. O'Connell, St. Mary's Church Corp.

Thomas R. Bender, James T. Murphy, Hanson, Curran, Parks & Whitman, Providence, RI, William T. Murphy, Providence, RI, R. Christopher Barden, R.C. Barden & Associates, Plymouth, MN, Charles H. Wilson, Washington, DC, for Kenneth Angell, Daniel P. Reilly.

Thomas R. Bender, William A. Curran, James T. Murphy, Mark W. Dana, Hanson, Curran, Parks & Whitman, Providence, RI, William T. Murphy, Providence, RI, R. Christopher Barden, R.C. Barden & Associates, Plymouth, MN, Charles H. Wilson, Washington, DC, for Louis A. Gelineau.

Thomas R. Bender, Hanson, Curran, Parks & Whitman, Providence, RI, R. Christopher Barden, R.C. Barden & Associates, Plymouth, MN, Charles H. Wilson, Washington, DC, for Church of the Holy Ghost North Tiverton.

Thomas R. Bender, James T. Murphy, Mark W, Dana, Hanson, Curran, Parks & Whitman, Providence, RI, William T. Murphy, Providence, RI, R. Christopher Barden, R.C. Barden & Associates, Plymouth, MN, Charles H. Wilson, Washington, DC, for Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence.

Susan E. McGuirl, Richard C. Bicki, Cerilli, McGuirl & Bicki, Providence, RI, Lise M. Iwon, Laurence and Iwon, Wakefield, RI, for Michael Kelly, Stephen Kelly.

Gerald C. DeMaria, Paul S. Callaghan, Higgins, Cavanaugh & Cooney, Providence, RI, for Robert Marcantonio.

James T. Murphy, Mark W, Dana, Hanson, Curran, Parks & Whitman, Providence, RI, R. Christopher Barden, R.C. Barden & Associates, Plymouth, MN, Charles H. Wilson, Washington, DC, for Louis E. Gelineau.

William T. Murphy, Providence, RI, R. Christopher Barden, R.C. Barden & Associates, Plymouth, MN, Charles H. Wilson, Washington, DC, for Daniel P. Reilly, St. John Vianney Church, Raymond A. Beaulieu.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

TORRES, District Judge.

The plaintiffs in these consolidated cases seek to recover damages for sexual assaults allegedly committed by two Roman Catholic priests serving in the Diocese of Providence. The defendants are the priests, various diocesan officials and the churches where the alleged assaults occurred. The diocesan officials and the churches (collectively referred to as the "hierarchy defendants") have moved, under Fed...

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