September 10, 2025
The Diocese of Oakland has asked a bankruptcy judge to dismiss its more than two-year-old Chapter 11 case, saying it cannot afford a contested confirmation hearing after hitting what it called a mediation deadlock with unsecured creditors.
June 04, 2025
Berkeley Research Group told a California bankruptcy court Wednesday its representatives will meet with the U.S. Trustee's Office next week as part of the watchdog's ongoing inquiry into a March cyberattack on the consulting firm that potentially exposed confidential information tied to the bankruptcies of Roman Catholic dioceses across the country.
May 13, 2025
An insurer for a bankrupt group of Catholic friars facing child sexual abuse claims said Tuesday it wants access to information on a data breach at a consulting firm retained by a committee representing the claimants in this and multiple other Catholic organization bankruptcies.
August 01, 2024
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland asked a California bankruptcy judge to extend the window of its exclusive right to file a Chapter 11 plan, requesting "a modest but much-needed two months" to complete mediation with creditors and insurers.
April 23, 2024
A California bankruptcy judge Tuesday gave his blessing to appoint a fee examiner in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland despite his initial trepidation over hiring a Delaware lawyer with potential connections to the lawyers whose bills will be under the microscope.
January 09, 2024
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, its unsecured creditors and a number of its insurers told a California bankruptcy judge Tuesday that they will begin mediation on the diocese's Chapter 11 plan once they come to an agreement on the mediators.