IN RE DIOCESE OF BUFFALO, N.Y.

BK 20-10322 CLB AP 20-01016 CLB.

618 B.R. 400 (2020)

IN RE the DIOCESE OF BUFFALO, N.Y., Debtor. The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y., Plaintiff, v. JMH 100 Doe, et al., Defendant.

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York.

Signed July 2, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Stephen A. Donato, Esq. , Charles J. Sullivan, Esq. , Grayson T. Walter, Esq. , of counsel, One Lincoln Center, Syracuse, New York 13202-1355, Attorneys for The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y.

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, Ilan D. Scharf, Esq. , James I. Stang, Esq. , of counsel, 780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, New York 10017, Attorneys for Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors.

Gleichenhaus, Marchese & Weishaar, PC, Scott Bogucki, Esq. , of counsel 43 Court Street, Suite 930, Buffalo, New York 14202, Co-Counsel for Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors.

Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria, Richard P. Weisbeck, Esq. , Amy C. Keller, Esq. , Jeffrey F. Reina, Esq. , of counsel, 42 Delaware Avenue, Suite 120, Buffalo, New York 14202, Attorneys for Various Defendants.

Law Office of Kevin T. Stocker, PC, Kevin T. Stocker, Esq. , of counsel, 2645 Sheridan Drive, Tonawanda, New York 14150, Attorneys for Various Defendants.

Marsh Law Firm PLLC, James R. Marsh, Esq. , of counsel, 151 East Post Road, Suite 102, White Plains, New York 10601, Attorneys for Various Defendants.

Jeff Anderson & Associates, PA, Jeffrey R. Anderson, Esq. , Stacey Benson, Esq. , of counsel, 366 Jackson Street, Suite 100, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101, Attorneys for Various Defendants.

Steve Boyd, PC, Stephen Boyd, Esq. , of counsel, 40 North Forest Rd, Williamsville, New York 14221, Attorneys for Various Defendants.

Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian, Mitchell Garabedian, Esq. , William H. Gordon, Esq. , of counsel, 100 State Street, 6th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, Attorneys for Various Defendants.

Chiacchia & Fleming, LLP, Daniel J. Chiacchia, Esq. , of counsel, 5113 South Park Avenue, Hamburg, New York 14075, Attorneys for Various Defendants.


DECISION & ORDER

The filing of a bankruptcy petition operates to stay the commencement or continuation of various proceedings in state court. See 11 U.S.C. § 362. For the Diocese of Buffalo, this "automatic stay" has affected actions to recover damages arising from alleged occurrences of sexual abuse...

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