John Doe v. M.J.’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “Unlike K.S.A. 60-515, K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 60-523 does not include an 8-year repose, or any repose, that extinguishes the claims to which it applies. But the extended limitations period in K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 60-523 only applies to claims that would not have been otherwise time-barred when that statute became effective on July 1, 1992. See K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 60-523(d). Practically speaking, this means that the longer limitation on abuse claims brought under K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 60-523 does not apply to offending acts that occurred before July 1, 1984, as those claims were extinguished as a matter of law under K.S.A. 60-515(a) before K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 60-523 became law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. John Doe v. M.J.

2. “The fact-finder in this case might eventually agree with the defendants' arguments regarding H.B.'s testimony. Or some other evidence might arise during discovery that would conclusively pinpoint when the abuse took place. But it is not the role of a court at summary judgment—nor our role on appeal—to make credibility assessments or weigh conflicting evidence. And here, there remains a factual dispute about when H.B. did in fact discover that his injuries were caused by childhood sexual abuse. . . . 13”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. John Doe v. M.J.

3. “repressed all memory of the abuse until approximately late fall 2015 when news reports of sexual abuse by priests . . . in Guam hit the media.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. John Doe v. M.J.