The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York

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October 23, 2023
NY Diocese Ch. 11 Agreement Elusive As Deadline Looms

A bankrupt New York diocese is running out of time to file a consensual Chapter 11 plan, with a court hearing Monday yielding no apparent truce with creditors over hundreds of sexual abuse claimants after mediation failed.
October 19, 2023
Mediators Say NY Diocese's Ch. 11 Plan Talks Deadlocked

The mediators in the Chapter 11 case of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre have told a New York bankruptcy judge that negotiations with sexual abuse claimants are deadlocked and unlikely to produce a reorganization plan by the judge's Halloween deadline.
October 02, 2023
NY Diocese's Creditors Can't Sue To Stop Insurer Deal

A New York bankruptcy judge Monday denied a request from the committee of unsecured creditors of the bankrupt Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre to sue the diocese's insurers, saying the suit would be a "hopeless filing" that seeks to prevent a settlement between the diocese and its insurers that has not and "may never" be inked.
September 26, 2023
NY Diocese Creditors Can Subpoena Insurer In Ch. 11

A New York bankruptcy judge Tuesday granted a discovery request from the committee of unsecured creditors of the bankrupt Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, allowing the committee to find out whether one insurer of the diocese is financially solvent enough to indemnify the diocese's abuse claimants.
September 06, 2023
Judge 'Aghast' At Fee Accrual In Long Island Diocese Ch. 11

A New York bankruptcy judge expressed frustration Wednesday with the lack of progress toward a Chapter 11 plan for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, saying he was "aghast" at the fees professionals have accrued in recent weeks.
July 13, 2023
Long Island Diocese Abuse Claims Nixed By Boy Scout Ch. 11

A New York bankruptcy judge Thursday disallowed nine sexual abuse claims in the Chapter 11 case of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, saying the claims had already been addressed in the bankruptcy plan of the Boy Scouts of America.
July 11, 2023
Judge May Set Timer For Long Island Diocese's Ch. 11

A New York bankruptcy judge on Tuesday expressed impatience at the pace of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre's Chapter 11 case and said he was considering setting a deadline for the diocese to file a plan before he ends the case.
July 10, 2023
Judge Asks If It's Time To End Long Island Diocese's Ch. 11

A New York bankruptcy judge on Monday questioned whether a three-year-old Chapter 11 case filed by a Long Island Roman Catholic diocese has dragged on too long as sexual abuse claimants pressed to close the case and return their claims to state court.
May 10, 2023
NY Diocese Refuses Priority Claim For Retirement Home

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre told a New York bankruptcy judge that a retirement community operator mischaracterized a lease in order to bump its $4 million claim to the front of the line.
March 28, 2023
Long Island Diocese Creditors Seek Dismissal Of Ch. 11

Citing scant hope for a confirmable Chapter 11 plan and steady shriveling or diversion of estate assets, the official committee of unsecured creditors for New York's bankrupt Diocese of Rockville Centre has asked a federal judge to dismiss the case.