Legal Opinion
Charles Anderson v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 2, 2014No. 13-1803PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Charles Anderson brought an action against the Holy See and the Catholic Bishop of Chicago (the “Catholic Bishop”), alleging that he was sexually abused by priests and other employees of the Catholic Church in the 1950s and 1960s. The district court granted a motion to dismiss the complaint with prejudice as to the Catholic Bishop, and, because the Holy See had not been successfully served in the case, dismissed without prejudice the claims against the Holy See until valid service was obtained. Anderson now appeals the dismissal of his complaint, as well as the district…
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