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Personal Injury & Torts

Jun. 10, 2010

Archdiocese Seeks to Block Testimony

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles wants to keep secret testimony given by its cardinal and other high ranking officials in sexual abuse cases.

By Sandra Hernandez

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Lawyers for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles are seeking to block release of key testimony from Cardinal Roger Mahony and other high ranking church officials in new clergy abuse cases using an old court order.

Lawyers for the archdiocese have asked Superior Court Judge Emilie H. Elias to deny a motion to make public documents filed in a 2008 clergy abuse ...

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