The Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland

  1. 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.

  2. March 13, 2026

    Competing Plans To Move Forward In Oakland Diocese Ch. 11

    A California bankruptcy judge said Friday that he wants competing Chapter 11 plans to proceed in parallel in the case of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, telling the debtor and the creditors committee that there are flaws in each proposal.

  3. March 10, 2026

    Oakland Diocese Calls Abuse Claimants' Plan Unreasonable

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland on Tuesday told a California bankruptcy judge that a committee representing sexual abuse claimants is making unreasonable demands for cash and oversight in its newly proposed Chapter 11 plan for the diocese.

  4. February 23, 2026

    Saks' $5B DIP Gets Final OK, Biotech Co. Wants Credit Bid Bar

    Luxury retailer Saks can access the final portion of a more than $5 billion Chapter 11 loan, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland and its creditors' committee will submit competing Chapter 11 plans, and a biotech firm says a last-minute bid change has stifled bankruptcy auction competition.

  5. February 17, 2026

    Oakland Diocese, Abuse Claimants To File Competing Plans

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland and representatives for sexual abuse claimants told a California bankruptcy judge on Tuesday they will be filing competing versions of a plan to settle hundreds of abuse claims against the diocese.

  6. December 22, 2025

    Tricolor Execs Charged, Spirit Scores $100M Funding

    A New York federal grand jury indicted former executives of Tricolor Holdings on fraud charges, while Spirit Airlines lined up an additional $100 million in financing. Akoustis Technologies won court approval to carry out its Chapter 11 liquidation plan, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, California, and abuse claimants agreed to continue talks toward a reorganization plan. 

  7. December 18, 2025

    Oakland Diocese To Continue Ch. 11 Plan Talks

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland and representatives of sexual abuse claimants told a California bankruptcy judge Thursday they are ready for another month of talks to try and reach an agreement on a Chapter 11 plan for the diocese.

  8. December 12, 2025

    Oakland Diocese Beats Deadline For Ch. 11 Plan Proposal

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland Thursday submitted a term sheet for a plan to create a $242 million settlement trust for sexual abuse claims ahead of a deadline that could have seen the dismissal of the diocese's three-and-a-half-year-old Chapter 11 case.

  9. December 04, 2025

    Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

    A California bankruptcy judge gave a Catholic diocese more time to propose a plan to end its Chapter 11 case, a Beijing-based real estate developer asked to have its involuntary bankruptcy case dismissed, and noteholders in subprime auto lender Tricolor's Chapter 7 sought discovery powers.

  10. November 24, 2025

    Judge Sets Wed. Deadline For Oakland Diocese Plan Proposal

    A California bankruptcy judge has told the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland it has until the end of the day Wednesday to submit a term sheet for a plan to settle with childhood sexual abuse claimants and end its Chapter 11 case.