The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York
| New York Northern Bankruptcy Court | |
| Chapter 11 | |
| Judge: | Wendy A Kinsella |
| Case #: | 5:20-bk-30663 |
| Case Filed: | Jun 19, 2020 |
| Type | Corporation |
| Tax ID | subscribers only |
| # of Creditors | 100-199 |
| Est. Assets | $10,000,001 to $50 million |
| Est. Liabilities | $50,000,001 to $100 million |
| Nature of Debts | Primarily Business |
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Debtor
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York
240 East Onondaga Street
Syracuse, NY 13202 |
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| Last checked: Tuesday Aug 03, 2021 6:41 AM EDT |
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Attorney
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
One Lincoln Center
Syracuse, NY 13202 |
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Attorney
Stinson LLP
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Attorney
Edward Y Crossmore
The Crossmore Law Office 115 West Green Street
Ithaca, NY 14850 |
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Attorney
James S Carter
Blank Rome LLP 1825 Eye St NW
Washington, DC 20006 |
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Attorney
Mackenzie Hughes LLP
440 South Warren St. Suite 400
Syracuse, NY 13202 |
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Claims Agent
Sheryl Betance
Stretto 410 Exchange Ste 100
Irvine, CA 92602 |
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Claims Agent
Stretto
Sheryl, Betance 8269 E. 23rd Ave Ste 275
Denver, CO 80238 |
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Creditor
Litchfield Bancorp.
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KeyBank National Association
Lemery Greisler LLC 50 Beaver Street 2nd Fl.
Albany, NY 12207 |
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Hinman Howard & Kattell
80 Exchange Street PO Box 5250 80 Exchange Street, PO Box 5250
Binghamton, NY 13902 |
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LG DOE VICTIMS
LIPSITZ GREEN SCIME CAMBRIA LLP 42 Delaware Avenue - Suite 120
Buffalo, NY 14202 |
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NBT Bank, National Association
Attn: F. Paul Vellano, Jr. Barclay Damon Tower 125 East Jefferson Street
Syracuse, NY 13202 |
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John Gersbacher
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Ginger Gersbacher
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Stanley Law Office
Stanley Law Offices 215 Burnet Ave 215 Burnet Ave
Syracuse, NY 13203 |
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City of Syracuse
Office of the Corporation Counsel City Hall, Suite #300 233 E. Washington Street
Syracuse, NY 13202 |
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Creditor
Andrew Dowdle
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Creditor Committee
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
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North River Insurance Company
250 Commercial Street Suite 5000
Manchester, NH 03101 |
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Michigan Millers Insurance Company
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Courtney Zanocco
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Utica Mutual Insurance Company
926 RXR Plaza
Uniondale, NY 11556 |
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National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford
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U.S. Fire Insurance Company
250 Commercial Street Suite 5000
Manchester, NH 03101 |
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Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company
665 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14203 |
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Travelers Insurance Company Limited, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company and Travelers Indemnity Company
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New York Central Mutual Insurance Company
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The National Catholic Risk Retention Group, Inc.
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Parish Steering Committee
1900 Bausch & Lomb Place
Rochester, NY 14604 |
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TIG Insurance Company
250 Commercial Street Suite 5000
Manchester, NH 03101 |
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Providence Washington Insurance Company
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QBE Insurance Corporation
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Swiss Re America Corporation as Administrator for 21st Century Insurance Company fka Colonial Penn Insurance Company
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Zurich American Insuarnce Company
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Mackenzie Hughes LLP
Mackenzie Hughes Tower 440 South Warren St. Suite 400
Syracuse, NY 13202 |
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Andover Companies
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Arrowood Indemnity Company
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Century Indemnity Company, as successor to CCI Insurance Company, as successor to Insurance Company of North America and Indemnity Insurance Company of North America
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Certain London Market Companies
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Certain Personal Injury Creditors
366 Jackson Street Suite 100
St. Paul, MN 55101 |
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Certain Underwrites at Lloyds, London
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Continental Casualty Company
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Continental Insurance Company as successor by merger to the Firemans Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey, Glenn Falls Insurance Company, and Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York
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David M. Dolendi
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Excelsior Insurance Company
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General Insurance Company of America
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Great American Assurance Company
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Hanover Insurance Company
926 RXR Plaza
Uniondale, NY 11556 |
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Hartford Fire Insurance Company
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Interstate Fire and Casualty Company
926 RXR Plaza
Uniondale, NY 11556 |
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Lamorak Insurance Company
1880 JFK Boulevard Suite 801
Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
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London Market Insurers
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Merchants Mutual Insurance Company
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Mediator
Judith K. Fitzgerald
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Other Prof.
Stretto
410 Exchange Ste. 100
Irvine, CA 92602 |
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Spec. Counsel
Blank Rome LLP
1825 Eye Street NW
Washington, DC 20006 |
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U.S. Trustee
U.S. Trustee
U.S. Trustee Office 10 Broad Street, Room 105
Utica, NY 13501 |
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| TERMINATED PARTIES | |
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Defendant
River Thames Insurance Company Limited (as successor in interest to Unionamerica Insurance Company Limited (on its own behalf and in turn as successor in interest to certain business of St. Paul
Terminated: 03/03/2021
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Defendant
Riverstone Insurance (UK) Limited (formerly known as Dai Toyko Insurance Company (UK) Limited)
Terminated: 03/03/2021
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Defendant
Harper Insurance Limited
Terminated: 03/03/2021
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Defendant
Tenecom Limited
Terminated: 03/03/2021
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Defendant
Catalina Worthing Insurance Ltd f/k/a HFPI (as Part VII transferee of Excess Insurance Company Ltd and/or London & Edinburgh Insurance Company Ltd as success to London & Edinburgh General Insurance Co
Terminated: 03/03/2021
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Defendant
Dominion Insurance Company Limited
Terminated: 03/03/2021
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Defendant
Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.
Terminated: 03/03/2021
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GPO
Feb 22 2022
Memorandum, Decision and Order Signed on 2/22/2022 (related document(s) 659). (Straile, T) |
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GPO
Feb 09 2024
Memorandum, Decision and Order Denying Motion to Deem Late Claim as Timely Filed Without Prejudice (related document(s) 1409. (Smith, Nicole) |
| 1. | Syracuse Diocese files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (catholicphilly.com) |
| Submitted Tue 06/23/2020 | |
| Docket last updated: 5 hours ago |
| Wednesday, November 27, 2024 | ||
| 2345 | 2345
misc
Statement Re:
Wed 11/27 12:43 PM
Statement Re: (Notice of Filing of Redlined Proposed Ballots for Accepting or Rejecting the Fifth Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York) Filed by The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York. (Donato, Stephen) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit A - Class 1, 2 and 4 Ballot Redline
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Exhibit B - Class 5 Ballot Redline
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misc
Statement Re:
Wed 11/27 12:41 PM
Statement Re: (Notice of Filing of Proposed Ballots for Accepting or Rejecting the Fifth Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York) Filed by The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York. (Donato, Stephen) |
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Exhibit A - Class 1, 2 and 4 Ballot
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Exhibit B - Class 5 Ballot
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Statement Re:
Wed 11/27 12:38 PM
Statement Re: (Notice of Filing of Redlined Executive Summary to the Fifth Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York) Filed by The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York. (Donato, Stephen) |
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Exhibit 1 - Executive Summary Redline
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Statement Re:
Wed 11/27 12:32 PM
Statement Re: (Notice of Filing of Executive Summary to the Fifth Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York) Filed by The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York. (Donato, Stephen) |
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Exhibit 1 - Executive Summary to Joint Plan
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Statement Re:
Wed 11/27 12:28 PM
Statement Re: (Notice of Filing of Redlined Plan Supplement to the Fifth Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York) Filed by The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York. (Donato, Stephen) |
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Exhibit 1 - Allocation Protocols Redline
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Exhibit 2 - Consenting Abuse Claimant Release Agreement Redline
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Statement Re:
Wed 11/27 12:25 PM
Statement Re: (Notice of Filing of Plan Supplement to the Fifth Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York) Filed by The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York. (Donato, Stephen) |
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Exhibit 1 - Allocation Protocols
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Exhibit 2 - Consenting Abuse Claimant Release Agreement
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Exhibit 3 - Non-Participating Abuse Claim Release Agreement
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Exhibit 4 - Trust Agreement
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Exhibit 5 - List of Insurance Policies
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Exhibit 6 - Child Protection Protocols
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Exhibit 7 - List of Assumed Contracts and Leases
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Exhibit 8 - Litigation Claimant Agreement
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Exhibit 9 - Non-Participating Litigation Claimant Agreement
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Exhibit 10 - DOS Trust Note
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Exhibit 11 - DOS Trust Security Agreement
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Statement Re:
Wed 11/27 12:00 PM
Statement Re: (Notice of Redlines of Fifth Amended Plan, List of Participating Parties and Disclosure Statement) Filed by The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York. (Donato, Stephen) |
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Exhibit A - Joint Plan Redline
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Exhibit B - List of Participating Parties Redline
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Exhibit C - Disclosure Statement Redline
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plan
Disclosure Statement
Wed 11/27 11:53 AM
Disclosure Statement in Support of Fifth Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York Filed by The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York. (Donato, Stephen) |
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Amended/Modified Chapter 11 Plan
Wed 11/27 11:51 AM
Fifth Amended/Modified Chapter 11 Plan (Fifth Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York) Filed by Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York .(Donato, Stephen) |
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Exhibit A - List of Participating Parties
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| Monday, November 25, 2024 | ||
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order
Generic TEXT ORDER
Mon 11/25 5:27 PM
TEXT ORDER: The Court is in receipt of Debtor's Letter Dated November 25, 2024 (the "Letter" at Doc. 2335) requesting an extension of time to file redlines of the Disclosure Statement, Plan and related documents in accordance with this Court's Order Denying Approval Of The Disclosure Statement In Support Of Fourth Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan Of Reorganization For The Roman Catholic Diocese Of Syracuse, New York Dated September 13, 2024 (the "Order" at Doc. 2308). In light of the contents of the Letter, the Court hereby grants the request and extends the time for the redlined changes to the Disclosure Statement, Plan and related documents to be filed to November 27, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. The Supplemental Objections to the redlined documents are to be filed on or before December 9, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. A hearing (the "Hearing") on the amended Disclosure Statement will be held on December 11, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. The Hearing will still be TELEPHONIC ONLY, and can be accessed by dialing (315) 691-0477 and entering Conference ID: 932081324#. SO ORDERED this 25th day of November, 2024 by Wendy A. Kinsella, United Stated Bankruptcy Judge . (Johnson, Colleen) |
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Letter (generic)
Mon 11/25 5:01 PM
Letter Re: Plan Proponents' Request for One-Day Extension to File Joint Plan, Disclosure Statement and Associated Documents Filed by The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York . (Rivera, Andrew) |
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Certificate of Service
Fri 11/22 6:00 PM
Certificate of Service (SUPPLEMENTAL) re: Supplemental Declaration of Charles J. Sullivan in Support of the Application for Entry of an Order Authorizing the Employment and Retention of Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC as Counsel to the Diocese (Docket No. 2296) Filed by Stretto . (Betance, Sheryl) |
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Certificate of Service
Fri 11/22 2:39 PM
Certificate of Service Filed by Mackenzie Hughes LLP . (Smith, Neil) |
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Statement Re:
Fri 11/22 1:08 PM
Statement Re: (Certificate of No Objection to Blank Rome's September 2024 Monthly Fee Statement) Filed by Blank Rome LLP. (Sullivan, Charles) |
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Statement Re:
Fri 11/22 1:06 PM
Statement Re: (Certificate of No Objection to Bond, Schoeneck & King's August 2024 Monthly Fee Statement) Filed by Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC. (Sullivan, Charles) |
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Statement Re:
Fri 11/22 1:05 PM
Statement Re: (Certificate of No Objection to Bond, Schoeneck & King's July 2024 Monthly Fee Statement) Filed by Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC. (Sullivan, Charles) |
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Affirmation
Thu 11/21 5:53 PM
Affirmation Re: Confirmation of Conflict Waivers Filed by PCVA Law Survivor Claimants . (Amala, Jason) |
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notice
Notice of Hearing
Thu 11/21 3:15 PM
Joint Notice of Hearing to Consider Professional Fee Applications Filed by Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC . Hearing scheduled for 12/19/2024 at 01:00 PM at Syracuse Courtroom. (Sullivan, Charles) |
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motion
Compensation
Thu 11/21 3:08 PM
Application for Compensation (Ninth Application for Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses of Blank Rome LLP as Special Counsel to the Diocese) for Blank Rome LLP, Special Counsel, Period: 3/1/2024 to 8/31/2024, Fee: $49,152.84, Expenses: $722.54. Filed by Charles J. Sullivan. (Sullivan, Charles) |
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Exhibit A - Invoices
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Cover Sheet
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motion
Compensation
Thu 11/21 3:03 PM
Application for Compensation for Mackenzie Hughes LLP, Attorney, Period: 3/1/2024 to 8/31/2024, Fee: $98,895.00, Expenses: $0.00. Filed by Mackenzie Hughes LLP. (Smith, Neil) |
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Exhibit A
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Exhibit B
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Affidavit Local Rule 2016 Certification
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Certificate of Service
Thu 11/21 1:59 PM
Certificate of Service Filed by Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors . (Locke, Merritt) |
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motion
Compensation
Thu 11/21 1:53 PM
Application for Compensation (Ninth Interim) as Local Counsel to The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors for Merritt S. Locke, Attorney, Period: 3/1/2024 to 8/31/2024, Fee: $865.00, Expenses: $0.00. Filed by Merritt S. Locke. (Locke, Merritt) |
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Certificate of Service
Thu 11/21 12:45 PM
Certificate of Service Filed by Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors . (Kugler, Logan) |
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motion
Compensation
Thu 11/21 12:43 PM
Application for Compensation Sixth Interim Application for Allowance of Reimbursement of Expenses . Filed by Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors. (Kugler, Logan) |
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motion
Compensation
Thu 11/21 12:42 PM
Application for Compensation (Ninth Application for Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses of Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC as Attorneys for the Diocese) for Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Debtor's Attorney, Period: 3/1/2024 to 8/31/2024, Fee: $781,862.04, Expenses: $6,718.99. Filed by Charles J. Sullivan. (Sullivan, Charles) |
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Exhibit A - March 2024 Invoice
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Exhibit B - April 2024 Invoice
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Exhibit C - May 2024 Invoice
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Exhibit D - June 2024 Invoice
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Exhibit E - July 2024 Invoice
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Exhibit F - August 2024 Invoice
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Exhibit G - Total Disbursements
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Att: 8
Cover Sheet
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motion
Compensation
Thu 11/21 12:41 PM
Application for Compensation Fifth Interim for Claro Group LLC, Consultant, Period: 3/1/2024 to 8/31/2024, Fee: $2,502.50, Expenses: $. Filed by Claro Group LLC. (Kugler, Logan) |
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motion
Compensation
Thu 11/21 12:38 PM
Application for Compensation Seventh Interim for Burns Bair LLP, Creditor Comm. Aty, Period: 3/1/2024 to 8/31/2024, Fee: $140,451.00, Expenses: $1,798.32. Filed by Burns Bair LLP. (Kugler, Logan) |
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motion
Compensation
Thu 11/21 12:34 PM
Application for Compensation Ninth Interim for Stinson LLP, Creditor Comm. Aty, Period: 3/1/2024 to 8/31/2024, Fee: $987,806.00, Expenses: $2,078.26. Filed by Stinson LLP. (Kugler, Logan) |
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