ANDERSON v. HOLY SEE

No. 11 C 7188.

878 F.Supp.2d 923 (2012)

Charles ANDERSON, individually and on behalf of all similarly situated persons, Plaintiffs, v. HOLY SEE, a foreign sovereign; The Catholic Bishop of Chicago, a corporation sole, individually, and on behalf of all other Roman Catholic Archdioceses, Dioceses, Exarchates, and/or Eparchies, as Agents of the Holy See and Necessary Parties Herein, in the United States of America, the District of Columbia, and Its Territories and Protectorates within the U.S. Commonwealth, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

July 19, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Lowell Glass, Jr. , Law Office of James L. Glass, Jeffrey J. Antonelli , Law Office of Jeffrey J. Antonelli Ltd., Robert A. Holstein , Holstein Law Offices LLC, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs.

James Charles Geoly , Susan M. Horner , Susan J. Miller Overbey , Burke, Warren, Mackay & Serritella, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

RUBEN CASTILLO, District Judge.

Charles Anderson, individually and on behalf of a putative class, brings this action against the Holy See, the Catholic Bishop of Chicago ("Bishop"), and all administrative units of the Roman Catholic Church ("Church") in the United States (collectively, "Defendants"), alleging that he was sexually abused by priests and other employees of the Church in the 1950s and 1960s. (R. 1, Compl....

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