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CATHOLIC BISHOP OF N. ALASKA v. DOES

No. S-11295.

141 P.3d 719 (2006)

CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA, Petitioner, v. JOHN DOES 1-6, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 18, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Groseclose and Mila A. Neubert, Cook Schuhmann & Groseclose, Inc., Fairbanks, for Petitioner Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska.

James M. Gorski, Hughes Thorsness Powell Huddleston & Brundin, PC, Anchorage, for Petitioner Society of Jesus, Oregon Province. Kenneth S. Roosa, Cooke, Roosa & Valcarce, LLC, Anchorage, and John S. Hedland, Hedland Brennan Heideman & Cooke, Anchorage, for Respondents.

Before: BRYNER, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, FABE, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Six unnamed plaintiffs allege that they were subjected to childhood sexual abuse by a Catholic priest in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. They filed suit against the priest's former employers in 2003. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss based on the statute of limitations. The superior court held the motion in abeyance pending further discovery. The defendants petitioned for review and we granted...

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