Lawsuit filed by 29 women can proceed against former West Linn doctor while criminal investigation continues, judge rules
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020
Former West Linn Dr. David B. Farley can still protect himself by asserting his Fifth Amendment right when necessary, the judge wrote.Getty Images
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A judge has denied a request by former West Linn Dr. David Farley to put a two-year hold on a civil case filed against him by 29 patients who allege he sexually abused them.
Multnomah County Circuit Judge Melvin Oden-Orr noted in his ruling Monday that “for some plaintiffs, 17 years have already passed. This consideration weighs heavily against granting the stay.”
Court rejects delay for doctor sued by 29 former patients December 16 2020
David Farley had asked the court for a stay in the civil case while a criminal investigation took place.
The Multnomah County Circuit Court has rejected a motion to stay the civil lawsuit against former West Linn doctor David Farley.
Farley s lawyers asked for the stay or a two-year delay in proceedings of the lawsuit while criminal investigations into alleged sex abuse by Farley took place. According to court records, Farley s attorneys requested the stay because Farley will be required to invoke his constitutional right against self-incrimination because the same conduct is at issue in this civil case.