The Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland

  1. September 15, 2025

    3rd Circ. Backs Talc Co.'s Ch. 11, Hooters Must Split Royalties

    The Third Circuit determined that the board of directors for former talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels had the power to put it into bankruptcy, despite the appointment of a receiver for its assets. The Catholic diocese for Oakland, California, has asked to end its Chapter 11, saying it has little hope for reaching a settlement with creditors. And debtors across the country secured confirmation of Chapter 11 plans.

  2. September 10, 2025

    Oakland Diocese Looks To End Ch. 11 Over Mediation Impasse

    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.

  3. June 04, 2025

    US Trustee Continues Berkeley Research Data Breach Review

    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.

  4. May 13, 2025

    Catholic Friars' Insurer Wants Info On Abuse Claims Hack

    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.

  5. August 01, 2024

    Oakland Diocese Asks For One More Ch. 11 Plan Extension

    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.

  6. April 23, 2024

    Del. Atty Tapped To Probe Oakland Diocese's Ch. 11 Fees

    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.

  7. January 09, 2024

    Oakland Diocese, Creditors And Insurers To Hold Plan Talks

    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.