Case number: 4:23-bk-40523 - The Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland - California Northern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    The Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland

  • Court

    California Northern (canbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    William J. Lafferty

  • Filed

    05/08/2023

  • Last Filing

    08/07/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
CLMAGT, APPEAL



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
California Northern Bankruptcy Court (Oakland)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 23-40523

Assigned to: Judge William J. Lafferty
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  05/08/2023
341 meeting:  06/21/2023
Deadline for filing claims:  09/11/2023
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  11/06/2023

Debtor

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland

2121 Harrison Street
Suite 100
Oakland, CA 94612
ALAMEDA-CA
Tax ID / EIN: 94-1527086
dba
Diocese of Oakland

dba
Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland


represented by
Joseph M. Breall

Breall & Breall LLP
3625 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
415-345-0545
Email: jmbreall@breallaw.com

Thomas F. Carlucci

Foley & Lardner LLP
555 California Street
Ste 1700
San Francisco, CA 94104-1520
415-434-4484
Fax : 415-434-4507
Email: tcarlucci@foley.com

Geoffrey Goodman

Foley & Lardner LLP
321 N. Clark Street
Suite 2800
Chicago, IL 60654
312-832-4500
Email: ggoodman@foley.com

David Goroff

Foley & Lardner LLP
321 N. Clark Street
Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60654
312-832-4500
Email: dgoroff@foley.com

Matt Lee

Foley & Lardner LLP
Suite 5000
150 East Gilman Street
Madison, WI 53703-1482
608-257-5035
Email: mdlee@foley.com

Elizabeth Price Mazzocco

Foley & Lardner LLP
321 N. Clark St.
Ste 2800
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 432-4500
Email: emazzocco@foley.com

Nora J. McGuffey

Foley & Lardner LLP
321 N. Clark St., Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60654
312-832-4500
Email: nora.mcguffey@foley.com

Mark Moore

Foley & Lardner LLP
2021 McKinney Avenue
Suite 1600
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 999-4150
Email: mmoore@foley.com

Shane J. Moses

Foley & Lardner LLP
555 California Street
Ste 1700
San Francisco, CA 94705
415-434-4484
Fax : 415-434-4507
Email: smoses@foley.com

Eileen Ridley

Foley & Lardner LLP
555 California Street
Suite 1700
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-434-4484
Fax : 415-434-4507
Email: eridley@foley.com

Karen Rinehart

Law Offices of O'Melveny and Myers
400 S Hope St.
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2899
(213)430-6000
Email: krinehart@omm.com

Mary Rofaeil

Foley & Lardner LLP
2021 McKinney Avenue
Suite 1600
Dallas, TX 75201
817-412-8022
Email: mary.rofaeil@foley.com

Jonathan Michael Thomas

Foley & Lardner LLP
2021 McKinney Avenue
Ste 1600
Dallas, TX 75201
214-999-4734
Email: jmthomas@foley.com

Ann Marie Uetz

Foley & Lardner LLP
500 Woodward Ave., Suite 2700
Detroit, MI 48226-3489
(313) 234-7100
Email: auetz@foley.com

Responsible Ind

Bishop Michael J. Barber, SJ

2121 Harrison St. Suite 100
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 893-4711

 
 
Trustee

Not Assigned - OK


 
 
U.S. Trustee

Office of the U.S. Trustee/Oak

Office of the United States Trustee
Phillip J. Burton Federal Building
450 Golden Gate Ave. 5th Fl., #05-0153
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 252-2080

represented by
Jason Blumberg

Office of the U.S. Trustee
501 I St. #7-500
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 930-2076
Email: jason.blumberg@usdoj.gov

Jared A. Day

Office of the U.S. Trustee
300 Booth St. #3009
Reno, NV 89509
(775) 784-5335
Email: jared.a.day@usdoj.gov

Trevor Ross Fehr

Office of the U.S. Trustee
501 I Street, Suite 7-500
Sacramento, CA 95814
(415) 705-3333
Email: trevor.fehr@usdoj.gov

Deanna K. Hazelton

DOJ-Ust
2500 Tulare Street
Ste 1401
Fresno, CA 93721
559-487-5588
Email: deanna.k.hazelton@usdoj.gov

Gregory S. Powell

U.S. Department Justice
Office of the U.S. Trustee
2500 Tulare St., #1401
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 487-5002 ext. 225
Email: greg.powell@usdoj.gov

Phillip John Shine

DOJ-Ust
280 South First St.
Suite 268
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 535-5525
Fax : (408) 535-5532
Email: phillip.shine@usdoj.gov

Cred. Comm. Chair

Steven Woodall


 
 
Creditor Committee

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland
represented by
Gabrielle L. Albert

Keller Benvenutti Kim LLP
101 Montgomery Street
Suite 1950
San Francsico, CA 94104
415-364-6778
Email: galbert@kbkllp.com

Jesse Bair

Burns Bair LLP
10 E. Doty Street
Suite 600
Madison, WI 53703
608-286-2840
Email: jbair@burnsbair.com

Lynda Bennett

Lowenstein Sandler
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ 07068
973-597-2500
Email: lbennett@btlaw.com

Timothy W. Burns

Burns Bair LLP
10 E. Doty Street
Suite 600
Madison, WI 53703
608-286-2808
Email: tburns@burnsbair.com

Rasmeet Kaur Chahil

Lowenstein Sandler
One Lowenstein Drive
07068
Roseland, NJ 07068
973-597-2500
Email: rchahil@lowenstein.com

Jeffrey Cohen

Lowenstein Sandler LLP
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ 07068
973-597-2500
Email: jcohen@lowenstein.com

Richard F. Connors, III

Lowenstein Sandler LLP
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ 07068
(973) 597-2500
Email: rconnors@lowenstein.com

M. Tyler Davis

Keller Benvenutti Kim LLP
101 Montgomery Street
Ste 1950
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-496-6723
Email: tdavis@kbkllp.com

Christopher A. Dernbach

Lowenstein Sandler LLP
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ 07068
(973) 597-2500
Email: cdernbach@lowenstein.com

Nicole M. Fulfree

Lowenstein Sandler
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ 07068
973-597-2500
Fax : 973-597-2400
Email: nfulfree@lowenstein.com

Eric Jesse

Lowenstein Sandler LLP
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ 07068
973-597-2500
Email: ejesse@lowenstein.com

Michael A. Kaplan

Lowenstein Sandler LLP
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ 07068
(973) 597-2500
Fax : 973-597-2303
Email: mkaplan@lowenstein.com

Tobias S. Keller

Keller Benvenutti Kim LLP
101 Montgomery Street
Suite 1950
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-796-0709
Email: tkeller@kbkllp.com

Jane Kim

Keller Benvenutti Kim LLP
101 Montgomery Street
Suite 1950
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-364-6793
Email: jkim@kbkllp.com

Nathan Mark Kuenzi

Burns Bair LLP
10 E. Doty Street
Suite 600
Madison, WI 53703
608-286-2874
Email: nkuenzi@burnsbair.com

Jeffrey D. Prol

Lowenstein Sandler LLP
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ 07068
(973) 597-2500
Fax : (973) 597-2400
Email: jprol@lowenstein.com

Erin Quick

Burns Bair LLP
10 East Doty Street
Suite 600
Madison, WI 53703
608-286-2037
Email: equick@burnsbair.com

Colleen Restel

Lowenstein Sandler LLP
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ 07068
973-597-6310
Fax : 973-597-2400
Email: crestel@lowenstein.com

Jullian Sekona

Keller Benvenutti Kim LLP
650 California Street
Ste 1900
San Francisco, CA 94108
415-364-6776
Email: jsekona@kbkllp.com

Cristina G. Stewart

Lowenstein Sandler
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ 07068
973-597-2500
Email: cstewart@lowenstein.com

Brent Weisenberg

Lowenstein Sandler LLP
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ 07068
973-597-2500
Fax : 973-597-2400
Email: bweisenberg@lowenstein.com

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
08/07/20263419PDF with attached Audio File. Court Date & Time [ 8/5/2026 10:30:00 AM ]. File Size [ 759 KB ]. Run Time [ 00:01:35 ]. (admin). (Entered: 08/07/2026)
08/07/20263418Trial Brief in Support of Confirmation of Debtor's Modified Fourth Amended Plan of Reorganization (RE: related document(s)2758 Amended Chapter 11 Plan). Filed by Debtor The Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Appendix) (Moses, Shane) (Entered: 08/07/2026)
08/07/20263417Joinder To London Market Insurers' Posttrial Brief (RE: related document(s)3414 Trial Brief). Filed by Creditors Pacific Indemnity Company, Insurance Company of North America, and Pacific Employers Insurance Company, Westchester Fire Insurance Company (Wolter, Alexandra) (Entered: 08/07/2026)
08/07/20263416Objection to Confirmation of Plan Post-Trial Brief in Opposition to Confirmation of the Debtor's Modified Fourth Amended Plan of Reorganization Dated March 27, 2026 (RE: related document(s)2758 Amended Chapter 11 Plan). Filed by Creditor Committee Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland (Albert, Gabrielle) (Entered: 08/07/2026)
08/07/20263415Joint Brief/Memorandum in Opposition to Confirmation of Debtor's Modified Fourth Amended Plan (RE: related document(s)2758 Amended Chapter 11 Plan). Filed by Creditor Westport Insurance Corporation (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A- Redline of Modified Fourth Amended Plan # 2 Exhibit B - Redline of Proposed Confirmation Order) (Antonelli, Matthew) (Entered: 08/07/2026)
08/07/20263414Trial Brief Filed by Interested Party Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London Subscribing to Slip Nos. CU 1001, K66034, K78138 and CU 3061 (Kahane, Jeff) (Entered: 08/07/2026)
08/07/20263413Stipulation to Continue Hearing on Interim Fee Applications Filed by Debtor The Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland (RE: related document(s)3230 Application for Compensation filed by Examiner David M. Klauder, 3241 Application for Compensation filed by Spec. Counsel Joseph M. Breall, 3248 Application for Compensation filed by Attorney Keller Benvenutti Kim LLP, 3251 Application for Compensation filed by Spec. Counsel Covington & Burling LLP, 3252 Application for Compensation filed by Other Prof. Stout Risius Ross, LLC, 3256 Application for Compensation filed by Spec. Counsel Burns Bair LLP, 3259 Application for Compensation filed by Interested Party Berkeley Research Group, LLC, Other Prof. Berkeley Research Group, LLC, 3260 Application for Compensation filed by Attorney Lowenstein Sandler LLP, 3262 Application for Compensation, 3264 Application for Compensation filed by Other Prof. Alvarez & Marsal & North America, LLC, 3266 Application for Compensation, 3268 Application for Compensation filed by Other Prof. Hilco Real Estate, LLC, 3269 Application for Compensation, 3270 Application for Compensation, 3271 Application for Compensation filed by Other Prof. Christopher S Sontchi). (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Proposed Order) (Moses, Shane) (Entered: 08/07/2026)
08/07/20263412Notice Regarding Core Service List as of August 7, 2026 (RE: related document(s)292 Final Order Authorizing and Approving Special Noticing and Confidentiality Procedures (RE: related document(s)6 Motion to Limit Notice). (cf)). Filed by Debtor The Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland (Moses, Shane) (Entered: 08/07/2026)
08/07/20263411Notice of Appearance and Request for Notice by Matthew John Antonelli. Filed by Creditor Westport Insurance Corporation (Antonelli, Matthew) (Entered: 08/07/2026)
08/07/20263410Transcript regarding Hearing Held 8/5/2026 THIS TRANSCRIPT WILL BE MADE ELECTRONICALLY AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC 90 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF FILING. Until that time the transcript may be viewed at the Bankruptcy Court or a copy may be obtained from the official court transcriber, bankruptcy@veritext.com. . Notice of Intent to Request Redaction Deadline Due By 8/14/2026. Redaction Request Due By 08/28/2026. Redacted Transcript Submission Due By 09/8/2026. Transcript access will be restricted through 11/5/2026. (Rupa, Dion) (Entered: 08/07/2026)