DOE v. LINAM

No. Civ.A. G-02-464.

225 F.Supp.2d 731 (2002)

John DOE, Plaintiff, v. Reverend Jesse S. LINAM; The Roman Catholic Diocese of Galveston-Houston; and Most Reverend Joseph A. Fiorenza, his predecessors and successors, as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galveston-Houston, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Galveston Division.

August 21, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Felecia Yvonne Peavy, Attorney at Law, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff.

Stephen Robert Lewis, Jr., Lewis & Williams, Galveston, TX, Robert M Schick, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, TX, for Defendants.


ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS TO DISMISS

KENT, District Judge.

This lawsuit arises from the alleged sexual abuse of Plaintiff John Doe by a Roman Catholic Priest. Two virtually identical Motions to Dismiss are now before the Court: (1) a Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) filed by Defendant the Reverend Jesse Linam ("Linam"); and (2) a Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) filed by Defendants the Roman Catholic...

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