The plaintiff in a priest sex-abuse case is petitioning the court to compel information on the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s ownership interest, management and funding of the Villa St. John Vianney, a facility used for psychiatric treatment by clergy members.
The motion to overrule the archdiocese’s objections to compel discovery in Billy Doe v. Archdiocese of Philadelphia comes at a time when civil suits against the archdiocese and clergy members are beginning to stir again after a period of limited activity, lawyers involved in those cases say.
