A look at how and why the Monterey County Weekly intervened in a lawsuit against the Diocese of Monterey, seeking disclosure of documents connected to allegations of sexual abuse by a priest.

The Weekly's look at John Doe's case against the Diocese of Monterey and Father Edward Fitz-Henry, and the 1,350 pages of documents ordered unsealed in litigation. 

Who's who in this case, including the lawyers who represented the Diocese of Monterey, Father Edward Fitz-Henry, John Doe and the Monterey County Weekly. 

From 1977 to the present, a timeline of events relating to Father Edward Fitz-Henry's career, the allegations against him, and the legal battle that followed.