Legal Opinion
Martinelli v. Bridgeport Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided March 24, 1997No. CIV. 3:93CV1482 JBAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruling on Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 42)
ARTERTON, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a resident of Wisconsin, brings this lawsuit to recover for damages allegedly sustained as a result of three sexual encounters between himself and defendant Father Laurence Brett while Father Brett was employed as a priest by defendant Bridgeport Roman Catholic Diocese Corporation (the “Diocese”). The timing of these alleged sexual encounters is not entirely clear, but the complaint and plaintiffs deposition indicate that they occurred during the time period between 1961 and 1963, when plaintiff was…
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