Quarry v. Doe I

Plaintiffs brought an action against the Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland, alleging that defendant bore responsibility for sexual abuse committed during the 1970's by a priest then assigned to the Oakland diocese. Plaintiffs alleged that they discovered for the first time that the cause of their adult psychological injuries was the sexual abuse inflicted by this priest when they were children. At issue was whether their claims were within the limitations period established by Code of Civil Procedure section 340.1. The court held that the revival of any lapsed claims against the subcategory of defendants identified in the 2002 amendments was governed by subdivision (c) of section 340.1. The court also established that as of 1998, plaintiffs' claims necessarily had lapsed and plaintiffs' claims were not revived by the 1999 amendments, but for one year only. Because they did not file their claims within that year, their claims were barred under the applicable statute of limitations. Accordingly, the court reversed and remanded for further proceedings. View "Quarry v. Doe I" on Justia Law