The Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland

  1. October 05, 2026

    Court Rejects Oakland Diocese's $180M Ch. 11 Plan

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, California, has failed to get a $180 million Chapter 11 plan confirmed, with a bankruptcy judge saying the religious organization failed to show that sexual abuse survivors would be better off under its proposal than in a liquidation.

  2. October 05, 2026

    Dish DBS Exits Ch. 11, Brightline Gets $190M In Funding

    Dish DBS Corp. won approval to cut more than $4 billion of debt and exit Chapter 11, while high-speed rail network Brightline got the greenlight to borrow $190 million in bankruptcy financing.

  3. September 16, 2026

    Oakland Diocese Trades Last Blows Over Ch. 11 Plan Bid

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, its unsecured creditors committee and insurers made their final arguments to a California bankruptcy judge Wednesday, the debtor vying to cinch its proposed Chapter 11 plan as the others balked at it.

  4. June 22, 2026

    Nev. Miner Plan OK'd, New Asbestos Ch. 11s May Be Coming

    A California Catholic diocese asked for a court's approval for its Chapter 11 plan. Creditors of a Nevada magnesium mining operation got the liquidation plan they proposed confirmed. A summer camp chain received permission to use its cash to open for the year. And Georgia-Pacific's asbestos spinoff told a court that more Chapter 11 filings may be on the way.

  5. June 15, 2026

    Oakland Diocese Seeks OK For $180M Abuse Fund Ch. 11 Plan

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland on Monday asked a California bankruptcy judge to approve its $180 million Chapter 11 plan over the objections of sexual abuse claimants who argue the diocese can afford to give them a larger settlement.

  6. June 03, 2026

    Oakland Diocese Creditors Want To See Ch. 11 Vote Records

    Unsecured creditors of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland urged a California bankruptcy judge to make the debtor hand over documents related to certain creditors, including communications and plan ballots, claiming the diocese has refused to do so thus far.

  7. May 26, 2026

    Oakland Diocese Claimants Look To Toss Insider Plan Votes

    Unsecured creditors of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland are urging a bankruptcy judge to disallow certain votes on the diocese's proposed Chapter 11 plan, saying they were cast in the wrong class by insiders like the diocese's parish churches and its bishop.

  8. May 08, 2026

    Oakland Diocese Gets Initial OK To Take Votes On Ch. 11 Plan

    A California bankruptcy judge on Friday approvedĀ the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland's request to solicit votes on a Chapter 11 plan that would set up a $180 million trust fund to compensate abuse claimants.

  9. April 01, 2026

    Oakland Diocese Yanks Insurance Deals From Newest Plan

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, California, told a bankruptcy judge Wednesday it removed $42 million in settlements with insurance carriers from its proposed Chapter 11 plan to eliminate one source of conflict with the committee representing abuse claimants in the case.

  10. March 16, 2026

    Judges OK Eletson Arrests, $533M Spirit Base Bid

    A New York bankruptcy judge approved arrests in Eletson Holdings' Chapter 11 case, another said Spirit Airlines can auction 20 aircraft with a $533 million stalking horse bid, and a judge in California ordered parties to go forward with competing plans in the Oakland diocese's insolvency proceeding.