Superior Court Judge Phyllis Gorham still has yet to rule on whether the John Doe 1-14 civil case can proceed against the New Hanover County Board of Education, former teacher Michael Earl Kelly, and former administrators including Rick Holliday and Tim Markley. However, in late March the judge did rule on an ‘Order on Defendant Board’s Rule 35 Motion’ requesting that Kelly's victims and alleged victims submit to an independent psychological exam.
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The hearing was part of one of the biggest cases to affect the Cape Fear region the civil lawsuit filed against the New Hanover County Schools district (NHCS) by the victims and alleged victims of former teacher and convicted child abuser Michael Earl Kelly. The suit has been going for almost three years but now at the request of the district Superior Court Judge Phyllis Gorham could dismiss many, or even all, of the plaintiffs.
Insurance companies and the district are far apart on how much coverage they believe applies in the civil case filed by the victims of former teacher and convicted child abuser Michael Earl Kelly. That disagreement has now led to legal action and, when decided by a judge, will have a direct impact on the civil case against the district.