GUAM
Pacific News Center
Written by Janela Carrera
Attorney Lujan will have until June 2 to submit a position paper regarding diversity jurisdiction.
Guam – Jurisdiction for some of the dozens of cases of church sex abuse lawsuits in federal court continues to be an issue and if no judge will take on the case, Attorney David Lujan says he will press on until they can find one.
Attorney Lujan represents 45 plaintiffs suing the Archdiocese of Agana and various clergy members in federal court for millions of dollars in civil claims of sexual abuse. Today he was summoned for a hearing by US Magistrate Judge Joaquin Manibusan who expressed the same concerns he had last week regarding diversity jurisdiction.
At this point, it’s unclear for some of Lujan’s clients where they are registered as residents and Judge Manibusan wants to ensure that he will have jurisdiction to preside over the cases. Lujan notes that even if he cannot prove diversity jurisdiction for some of his clients, they will find a way around it.
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