Case number: 2:20-bk-10846 - The Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of N and Apostolates - Louisiana Eastern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    The Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of N and Apostolates

  • Court

    Louisiana Eastern (laebke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Meredith S. Grabill

  • Filed

    05/01/2020

  • Last Filing

    12/04/2025

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Eastern District of Louisiana (New Orleans)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 20-10846

Assigned to: Meredith S. Grabill
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  05/01/2020
341 meeting:  05/29/2020
Deadline for filing claims:  11/30/2020
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  11/30/2020

Debtor

The Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Debtor

7887 Walmsley Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70125
ORLEANS-LA
Tax ID / EIN: 72-0408966

represented by
Laura F. Ashley

Krebs Farley, PLLC
400 Poydras Street
Suite 2500
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-299-3570
Email: lashley@krebsfarley.com
TERMINATED: 09/03/2024

Elizabeth J. Futrell

201 St. Charles Ave
49th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
(504) 582-8000
Fax : (504) 589-8260
Email: efutrell@joneswalker.com

Allison Kingsmill

Jones Walker LLP
201 St. Charles Avenue
49th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70170
504-582-8252
Email: akingsmill@joneswalker.com

Mark Mintz

Jones Walker, et al
201 St. Charles Street
49th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70170
(504) 582-8368
Fax : (504) 589-8368
Email: mmintz@joneswalker.com

Samantha Oppenheim

Jones Walker LLP
201 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70170
504-582-8641
Email: soppenheim@joneswalker.com

Swati Parashar

Jones Walker
811 Main St
Ste 2900
Houston
Houston, TX 77002
713-437-1849

Lucas Hodgkins Self

Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered
1200 New Hampshire Avenue NW
8th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
202-862-7862
Fax : 202-429-3301
Email: lself@capdale.com
TERMINATED: 12/15/2020

R. Patrick Vance

201 St. Charles Avenue
49th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
(504) 582-8000
Fax : (504) 589-8194
Email: pvance@joneswalker.com

Edward Dirk Wegmann

Jones, Walker
201 St. Charles Avenue
49th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
(504) 582-8226
Fax : (504) 582-8011
Email: dwegmann@joneswalker.com

U.S. Trustee

Office of the U.S. Trustee

DOJ-Ust
600 S. Maestri Place
Suite 840-T
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-589-4018

represented by
Amanda Burnette George

DOJ-Ust
600 S. Maestri Place
Suite 840-T
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-589-4018
Email: Amanda.B.George@usdoj.gov

Mary S. Langston

DOJ-Ust
600 S. Maestri Place
Suite 840-T
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-589-4093

Creditor Committee

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors


represented by
C. Davin Boldissar

Locke Lord LLP
601 Poydras Street
Suite 2660
New Orleans, LA 70130-6036
(504) 558-5110
Fax : (504) 558-5200
TERMINATED: 12/20/2021

William Steven Bryant

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
300 Colorado Street, Ste. 2100
Austin, TX 78701
512-305-4726
Email: steven.bryant@lockelord.com

Andrew William Caine

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones
10100 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Ste 13th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
310-277-6910
Fax : 310-201-0760
Email: acaine@pszjlaw.com

Linda F Cantor

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard
13th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
310-277-6910
Fax : 310-201-0760
Email: lcantor@pszjlaw.com

Bradley C. Knapp

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
601 Poydras Street
Suite 2660
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-558-5210
Fax : 504-558-5200
Email: brad.knapp@troutman.com

Omer F. Kuebel, III

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
601 Poydras Street
Suite 2660
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-558-5155
Fax : 504-681-5255
Email: rick.kuebel@troutman.com

Brittany Rose Wolf-Freedman

Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer, LLC
1100 Poydras Street
Suite 2800
New Orleans, LA 70163
504-522-2304
Fax : 504-528-9973
Email: bwolf@gainsben.com

Creditor Committee

Official Committee of Unsecured Commercial Creditors
represented by
H. Kent Aguillard

H. Kent Aguillard
141 S 6th St.
Eunice, LA 70535-0391
337-457-9331
Email: kent@aguillardlaw.com

A. Brooke Watford Altazan

Stewart Robbins Brown & Altazan, LLC
301 Main St.
Suite 1640
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
225-231-9998
Fax : 225-709-9467
Email: baltazan@stewartrobbins.com

Brandon A. Brown

Stewart Robbins Brown & Altazan, LLC
301 Main St.
Ste 1640
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
225-231-9998
Fax : 225-709-9467
Email: bbrown@stewartrobbins.com

Hayley Jane Franklin

Stewart Robbins Brown &Altazan, LLC
301 Main Street, 16th Floor
Ste 1640
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
225-231-9998
Fax : 225-709-9467
Email: hayleyjanefranklin@gmail.com
TERMINATED: 09/08/2023

William S. Robbins

Stewart Robbins Brown & Altazan, LLC
301 Main St.
Suite 1640
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
225-231-9998
Fax : 225-709-9467
Email: wrobbins@stewartrobbins.com

Nicholas Smeltz

Stewart Robbins Brown & Altazan, LLC
301 Main Street
Suite 1640
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225-231-9998
Fax : 225-709-9467
Email: nsmeltz@stewartrobbins.com

Paul Douglas Stewart, Jr.

Stewart Robbins Brown & Altazan, LLC
301 Main St.
Suite 1640
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
225-231-9998
Fax : 225-709-9467
Email: dstewart@stewartrobbins.com

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
12/04/20254757Notice of Survivor Statement - Linda Lee Stonebreaker Filed by Certain Abuse Victims. (Gisleson, Soren)
12/04/20254756Notice of Survivor Statement - Randolph Angelin Filed by Certain Abuse Victims. (Gisleson, Soren)
12/04/2025Additional document added (RE: (related document(s)[4483] Declaration Under Penalty of Perjury filed by Creditor Committee Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors) Hearing scheduled for 12/8/2025 at 09:30 AM by *SECTION A TeleConference Line: 1-504-517-1385 Access Code 129611. (Nunnery, J.)
12/04/20254755Order to Continue Hearing on Motions for Relief from Stay. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that movant shall serve this order on the required parties who will not receive notice through the ECF System pursuant to the FRBP and the LBRs and file a certificate of service to that effect within three (3) days. Signed on December 4, 2025 (RE: related document(s)[4404] Motion for Relief From Stay filed by Other Prof. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, [4432] Motion for Relief From Stay filed by Creditor Committee Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, [4436] Notice filed by Creditor Committee Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, [4477] Objection filed by Interested Party SPARTA Insurance Company, [4478] Objection filed by Interested Party National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., [4480] Response filed by Other Prof. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, [4482] Opposition filed by Creditor Committee Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, [4484] Response filed by Debtor The Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, [4491] Document filed by Creditor D. J. B., [4492] Document filed by Interested Party D. L., [4493] Document filed by Creditor Certain Abuse Victims, [4498] Opposition filed by Creditor M. R., Creditor A. B., Creditor T. M., Creditor Antonio Lofton, Creditor Nathaniel Parish, Creditor Edwin Lee, Creditor Carlos McGrew, Creditor Ashley Allen, Creditor Barbara Meilleur, Creditor Larry Lawrence, Creditor Terrance Carter, Creditor Antoine Edwards, Creditor Torriano Clark, Creditor Derrick London, Creditor Darlene Coleman, Creditor Patricia Taylor Mahaffey, Creditor Terrance Williams, Creditor Marcus Hamilton, Creditor Bernard Joseph, Interested Party J. G., Creditor L. G., Interested Party K. G., Creditor Thomas Hauth, Creditor M. G., Creditor B. H., Creditor T. A., Creditor A. F., Creditor B. G., Creditor M. V., Creditor R. P., Creditor J. C. M., Creditor R. R., Creditor B. E. H., Creditor T. S., Creditor I. S., Creditor T. B., Creditor John (NB) Doe, Creditor W. B., Creditor R. C., Creditor V. C., Creditor A. C., Creditor C. C., Creditor G. B. D., Creditor W. F., Creditor John DH Doe, Creditor John RRH Doe, Creditor John RH Doe, Creditor L. H., Creditor D. H., Creditor K. H., Creditor C. J., Creditor R. J., Creditor G. A. J., Creditor G. J., Creditor John Roe III, Creditor J. L., Creditor E. L., Creditor M. M., Creditor W. M., Creditor John SM Doe, Creditor B. M., Creditor G. M., Creditor W. N., Creditor C. O., Creditor M. P., Creditor S. P., Creditor M. S. S., Creditor M. S., Creditor L. S., Creditor B. S., Creditor G. T., Creditor K. L. A., Creditor E. A. W., [4499] Opposition filed by Creditor R. D., [4500] Document filed by Creditor ESAS-225) Hearing scheduled for 12/8/2025 at 09:30 AM by *SECTION A TeleConference Line: 1-504-517-1385 Access Code 129611. (Nunnery, J.)
12/04/20254754Order Setting Deadlines for Abuse Survivor Statements. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that movant shall serve this order on the required parties who will not receive notice through the ECF System pursuant to the FRBP and the LBRs and file a certificate of service to that effect within three (3) days. Signed on December 4, 2025 (Nunnery, J.)
12/04/20254753Memo to record of trial held 12/4/2025. The court considered the testimony of one abuse survivor. The Court heard oral arguments on remaining objections to the plan of reorganization and held closing arguments. Trial is pushed to Monday, December 8, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. (McIlwain, A.)
12/04/20254752First Amended Notice of Hearing with Certificate of Service Filed by R. L. S. (RE: related document(s)[4741] Motion for Leave filed by Creditor R. L. S.). Hearing scheduled for 1/22/2026 at 01:30 PM by 500 Poydras Street, Suite B-709 SECTION A. (Arata, William)
12/03/20254751Stipulation By United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company and The Archdiocese New Orleans, The Additional Debtors and The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors Filed by United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company (Maxcy, Patrick)
12/03/20254750Certificate of Service Filed by Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (RE: (related document(s)[4716] Application for Compensation filed by Other Prof. Zobrio, Inc., [4717] Application for Compensation filed by Other Prof. Stegall, Benton, Melancon & Associates, LLC, [4718] Application for Compensation filed by Interested Party Troutman Pepper Locke, LLP, [4719] Notice of Hearing filed by Creditor Committee Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors) (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1) (Bryant, William)
12/03/20254749Order Denying as Moot the Motion in Limine to Exclude Evidence. (RE: related document(s)[4569] Motion for Limine filed by Interested Party Argent Institutional Trust Company, [4577] Response filed by Debtor The Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of New Orleans) Signed on December 3, 2025. (Nunnery, J.)