SMITH v. O'CONNELL

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

997 F.Supp. 226 (1998)

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.

March 17, 1998.


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 plaintiff Kenneth Smith.

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

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

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, Charles H. Wilson, Washington, DC, for defendant 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 defendant 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, Charles H. Wilson, Washington, DC, for defendant Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence.

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

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

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

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


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT

TORRES, District Judge.

The defendants in these cases have moved for summary judgment on the ground that the plaintiffs' claims of childhood sexual abuse by priests serving in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence are barred by the statute of limitations. The principal issues presented are:

1. Whether a temporary inability to remember the alleged acts of abuse, a failure to recognize those...

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