Mark Davis, the "Bald Eagle" attorney (his billboard slogan) who represents Survivor Doe in her civil lawsuit against Father Gerald Robinson, has filed a motion to compel the Toledo Catholic Diocese to answer questions and produce requested documents.
Survivor Doe's suit, filed in Lucas County Commony Pleas Court in April, 2005, claims that Robinson and others tortured and sexually abused her in satanic rituals when she was a child.
Davis said in his latest filing that he repeatedly requested documents and interrogatories from the Toledo diocese and its attorneys, but without result. The only correspondence he received, he said in the motion, was a suggestion for a confidentiality agreement from Tom Pletz, the diocese's attorney. That suggestion was rejected by Davis.
The motion to compel was reported in a brief newspaper article earlier this month. I thought some people who have an interest in the Father Gerald Robinson case might want to know a few details about Davis' motion.
Here are just a few of the items and questions the attorney addressed to the diocese in his motion:
* Names of employees who worked at St. Adalbert's Church [where Survivor Doe allegedly was abused], including priests or clergy, from 1968 to 1972.
* Names of all persons or entities who may have relevant documents in the case.
* Names of persons who were witnesses to any factual scenario in connection with this case.
* Names of expert witnesses the diocese intends to call in connection with a trial.
* "State if the Diocese of Toledo has ever been involved in any criminal or civil litigation within the last 10 years, state the name and address of the court(s), the case number(s); and whether you were a plaintiff or defendant."
* "State the names of all the priests, clergy, and or other employee of the defendant diocese who has been accused of sexual misconduct within the last 10 years."
* The employment history of defendant Robinson.
* State if Gerald Robinson has ever been treated for pedophilia, ephebophilia, and/or psychosexual disorders.
* "Produce any and all documents, including police reports for each and every every incident the police were called for, allegations against any priest for misconduct of any kind during the time Gerald Robinson was employed."
* All records relating to Gerald Robinson from the Diocesan Lay Review Board.
* "Produce all records relating to investigations relating to claims of Satanism, Satan worship, or Devil Worship within the Catholic Diocese in the Northwst Ohio and South Eastern Michigan region."
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Those are just a few of the requests, and the answers should be interesting.
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A co-defendant in the case, Jerry Mazuchowski, filed a request for an extension and was granted until Sept. 9 to respond to Survivor Doe's motion.
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Sylvania, Ohio
August 23, 2008