Legal Opinion
Shovah v. Mercure
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided August 27, 2014No. Case No. 2:11-CV-201PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM K. SESSIONS III, District Judge.
Plaintiff Michael Shovah brings this civil action under 18 U.S.C. § 2255, alleging that Gary Mercure, a former priest from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany New York, Inc. (the “Diocese”), engaged in sexual exploitation and abuse of children in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2422 and 2423. Mercure has now moved for summary judgment dismissing the claim as untimely under 18 U.S.C. § 2255(b)’s six-year statute of limitations. Shovah has moved to amend the complaint to add parallel claims under Vermont law. For the reasons stated below, the…
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