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

    11/19/2025

  • 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
11/19/20254670Certificate of Service of Various First Day Motions and Orders of Additional Debtors. (RE: related document(s)[4602] Motion for Joint Administration filed by Interested Party Apostolates, [4603] Order on Motion For Joint Administration, [4606] Motion to Limit Notice filed by Interested Party Apostolates, [4607] Notice of Designation of a Complex Case filed by Interested Party Apostolates, [4611] Order on Motion To Limit Notice, [4614] Generic Motion filed by Debtor In Possession Apostolates, [4615] Order Scheduling Status Conference, [4617] Order, [4618] Generic Motion filed by Debtor In Possession Apostolates, [4619] Generic Motion filed by Debtor In Possession Apostolates, [4620] Generic Motion filed by Debtor In Possession Apostolates, [4621] Generic Motion filed by Debtor In Possession Apostolates, [4624] Application to Employ with Affidavit of Disinterestedness filed by Debtor In Possession Apostolates, [4625] Generic Order, [4626] Declaration Under Penalty of Perjury filed by Debtor In Possession Apostolates, [4627] Generic Motion filed by Debtor In Possession Apostolates, [4629] Declaration Under Penalty of Perjury filed by Debtor In Possession Apostolates, [4630] Order to Set Hearing, [4634] Generic Motion filed by Debtor In Possession Apostolates, [4636] Witness/Exhibit List filed by Debtor In Possession Apostolates) Filed by Donlin, Recano & Company, LLC (Jordan, Lillian)
11/19/20254669Notice of Filing of Official Transcript. Notice is given that an official transcript of the hearing held on November 17, 2025 has been filed. Pursuant to Judicial Conference policy, transcripts are available for inspection only at the clerk's office or may be purchased from the court transcriber for a 90 day period. Contact the clerk's office to request a copy. Attorneys who purchase transcripts will automatically be given PACER access by the clerk's office to the electronic transcript. Notice of Intent to Request Redaction Deadline Due By 11/26/2025. Redaction Request Due By 12/10/2025. Redacted Transcript Submission Due By 12/22/2025. Transcript access will be restricted through 2/17/2026. (Nunnery, J.)
11/19/20254668Memo to record of trial held on 11/18/2025. The Court held a status conference and trial. The Court considered the testimony of Very Reverend Patrick Carr and Lloyd E. Eegan, Jr. The Court admitted (i) the Plan Proponents Exhibits 1, 15, 16, and 22, and (ii) Argents Exhibits 18 and 43. [ECF Doc. 4601]. (RE: (related document(s)[4662] Order Scheduling Status Conference) (McIlwain, A.)
11/19/20254667Certificate of Service of the Order (Docket No. 4650) (RE: related document(s)[4650] Order on Motion to Approve Compromise under Rule 9019) Filed by Donlin, Recano & Company, LLC (Jordan, Lillian)
11/18/20254666PDF with attached Audio File. Court Date & Time [11/18/2025 09:03:00 AM]. File Size [ 135799 KB ]. Run Time [ 04:45:41 ]. (admin).
11/18/20254665Notice of Intent to Testify in Plan Confirmation Proceedings Filed by Certain Abuse Victims. (Gisleson, Soren)
11/18/20254664Certificate of Service Filed by J. H. (RE: (related document(s)[4651] Order on Motion to Expedite Hearing) (Robinson, Craig)
11/18/20254663Certificate of Service Filed by Argent Institutional Trust Company (RE: (related document(s)[4662] Order Scheduling Status Conference) (Rubin, David)
11/18/20254662Order Granting Emergency Motion for Status Conference Status Conference Signed on November 18, 2025. (RE: related document(s)[4656] Generic Motion filed by Interested Party Argent Institutional Trust Company) Status Conference to be held on 11/18/2025 at 09:00 AM at *SECTION A TeleConference Line: 1-504-517-1385 Access Code 129611. (Villneurve, L)
11/18/20254661Order Granting in Part and Continuing in Part the Motion for Entry of an Order Granting the Additional Debtors Relief from: (I) 11 U.S.C. § 521(a)(1)(B) and Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 1007 Requiring Filing Schedules and Statements, (II) Waiving the Initial Debtor Interviews with the Office of the United States Trustee; and (III) Waiving the Solicitation of an Official Unsecured Creditors Committee. 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 November 18, 2025 (RE: related document(s)[4620] Generic Motion filed by Debtor In Possession Apostolates, [4638] Objection filed by U.S. Trustee Office of the U.S. Trustee) Hearing scheduled for 1/22/2026 at 01:30 PM by *SECTION A TeleConference Line: 1-504-517-1385 Access Code 129611. (Nunnery, J.)