IN RE DIOCESE OF BUFFALO, N.Y.

BK 20-10322 CLB AP 20-01016 CLB.

652 B.R. 574 (2023)

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 July 14, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Stephen A. Donato, Esq. , Grayson T. Walter, Esq. , Charles J. Sullivan, Esq. & Jeffrey D. Eaton, 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. , 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, Jr., Esq. & Amy C. Keller, Esq. , of counsel, 42 Delaware Avenue, Suite 120, Buffalo, New York 14202, Attorneys for 49 Claimants Office of the U.S. Trustee, Joseph W. Allen, Esq., Olympic Towers, 300 Pearl Street, Suite 401, Buffalo, New York 14202.


DECISION & ORDER

The Diocese of Buffalo has moved to extend a stay of litigation that 49 plaintiffs wish to pursue against parishes and other entities to recover damages for alleged instances of sexual abuse. The issue once again is whether the debtor has met its burden to show that a further stay is necessary...

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