Doe v. Popravak

Leben, J.:

*763The plaintiff in this case, who has filed under the pseudonym John F.M. Doe, says that he was abused in 1972-when he was 11 years old-by a Catholic priest. Four decades later, when Doe was 53, he filed a lawsuit seeking damages for the abuse. The district court dismissed Doe's claims after it concluded that it was too late under Kansas law for him to pursue them. Doe has appealed to our court.

We will begin our overview of the issues of this case and this decision with the two different types of time limitations that prevent claims from being litigated. One is a statute of…