Status of Litigation:

The Sixth Circuit reversed the decision of the U.S. District Court, Eastern
District of Kentucky that had dismissed two lawsuits (Doe II and Doe III) filed
by 95 Plaintiffs against the LFUCG and various government officials asserting
claims against the LFUCG for its failure to protect thousands of children who
participated in the Micro-City Government when it should have known that the
organization's director, Ron Berry, was molesting participants.  In so doing, the
Sixth Circuit concluded that the district court had abused its discretion, and
agreed with the Plaintiffs' request to reopen the original suit because appropriate
notice of settlement and dismissal had never been provided to victims.   John
Doe, et al v. LFUCG, et al   407 F.3d 755 (6th Cir. 2005).

On May 5, 2005, the Sixth Circuit remanded the matter to the U.S. District
Court, Eastern District of Kentucky in Lexington, and the case was assigned to
Federal Judge William O. Bertelsman of Covington for handling.

Judge Bertelsman subsequently ruled that the statutes of limitations had run
against all plaintiffs who were over the age of 19 at the time of the filing of the
original suit in 1998.  He also refused to certify the case as a class action.  He
allowed the case to proceed for those plaintiffs who were underage in 1998.    

As a result of yet another round of  creative procedural motions taken by Morris
& Morris, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted the plaintiffs' request
for Interlocutory Appeals to evaluate Judge Bertelsman's rulings.  Briefing has
been completed, and we are awaiting the Court's ruling.    
MORRIS & MORRIS, P.S.C.
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Doe v. LFUCG Litigation
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