IN RE DIOCESE OF BUFFALO

BK 20-10322 CLB AP 20-1016 CLB.

626 B.R. 866 (2021)

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

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

Signed March 31, 2021.


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.

Blank Rome LLP, James R. Murray, Esq. , of counsel, 1825 Eye Street NW, Washington, DC 20006, Co-Counsel for The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y.

Office of the U.S. Trustee, Joseph W. Allen, Esq. , Olympic Towers, 300 Pearl Street, Suite 401, Buffalo, New York 14202.

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, Ilan D. Scharf, Esq. , and Brittany M. Michael, 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.

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, Timothy P. Lyster, Esq. , of counsel, 1900 Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, NY 14604, Co-Counsel for Parish Steering Committee.

Elsaesser Anderson, CHTD., J. Ford Elsaesser, Esq. , of counsel, 414 Church St Ste 201, Sandpoint, ID 83864, Co-Counsel for Parish Steering Committee.

Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP, Richard Weisbeck, Esq. , and Amy Keller, Esq. , of counsel, 42 Delaware Avenue, Suite 120, Buffalo, New York 14202, Attorneys for 36 Claimants.


DECISION & ORDER

The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y., has requested that the Court reinstate a preliminary injunction to stay 36 individuals from litigating abuse claims in state court against parishes and other entities affiliated with the debtor. The central issue is whether a further stay is necessary to preserve...

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