Torts/Personal Injury
Aug. 27, 2026
Discovery motion dropped in Northern California clergy abuse cases
The development comes as more than 1,500 coordinated childhood sexual abuse lawsuits against Northern California Catholic dioceses and institutions move toward trial.
A discovery motion in coordinated litigation involving more than 1,500 childhood sexual abuse lawsuits against Northern California Catholic dioceses and institutions was dropped Wednesday after the parties reached a stipulation.
Defense counsel told Alameda County Superior Court Judge Somnath Raj Chatterjee that the parties had agreed to withdraw without prejudice a motion to compel further responses to a request for production of documents. Chatterjee dropped the motion after pla...
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