Legal Opinion
Doe v. See
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 3, 2009No. 06-35563, 06-35587PublishedCited by 203 opinions
1Per curiam
We consider whether, on the allegations made in the Plaintiffs complaint in this case, the Holy See is entitled to immunity from suit under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1330,1602-1611.
John V. Doe brought suit in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon against the Holy See, the Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon (“Archdiocese”), the Catholic Bishop of Chicago (“Chicago Bishop”), and the Order of the Friar Servants (“Order”), alleging that when he was fifteen or sixteen years old he was sexually abused by Father Ronan, a priest in the Archdiocese…
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