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Albuquerque JournalI
By Olivier Uyttebrouck / Journal Staff Writer
Friday, November 6th, 2015
Legal and professional costs in the Diocese of Gallup bankruptcy case have climbed to more than $3.2 million as the case enters its third year this month and attorneys prepare for a third round of mediation talks.
Meanwhile, a Texas law firm has asked U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David T. Thuma of Albuquerque to allow 15 alleged victims of sexual abuse by priests to file civil lawsuits against the diocese.
All 15 allegedly were abused by priests at churches in Winslow, Ariz., where the diocese posted seven priests identified as having had “credible allegations” of sexual abuse made against them.
They are among 57 alleged sex abuse victims who have filed claims against the Diocese of Gallup in the Chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy filed by the diocese in November 2013.
Attorneys representing some of the alleged victims have sought Thuma’s permission to bring some of the civil cases to trial in state court. Thuma will consider the requests at a hearing Tuesday.
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