Case number: 1:12-bk-12292 - Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church - Massachusetts Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church

  • Court

    Massachusetts (mabke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Filed

    03/20/2012

  • Last Filing

    05/21/2019

  • Asset

    Yes

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NTCAPR, CredAdd, APLDIST, TUA



United States Bankruptcy Court
District of Massachusetts (Boston)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 12-12292

Assigned to: Judge Frank J. Bailey
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  03/20/2012
341 meeting:  04/23/2012

Debtor

Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church of Boston

551 Warren Street
Boston, MA 02121
617 442 7770
Tax ID / EIN: 04-3058729
aka
Historic Charles Street AME Church, The

aka
Historic Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church, The

aka
Charles Street AME

aka
Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal

aka
Charles Street


represented by
Gregory L. Demers

Ropes & Gray LLP
Prudential Tower
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
617-951-7000

Andrew G. Devore

Ropes & Gray LLP
Prudential Tower
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199-3600
617-951-7618
Email: andrew.devore@ropesgray.com

Douglas R. Gooding

Choate, Hall & Stewart
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 248-5000
Email: dgooding@choate.com
TERMINATED: 05/08/2017

Jonathan Lackow

Ropes & Gray LLP
Prudential Tower
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199-3600
617-951-7852
Email: jonathan.lackow@ropesgray.com
SELF- TERMINATED: 01/16/2014

David B. Madoff

Madoff & Khoury LLP
124 Washington Street - Suite 202
Foxborough, MA 02035
508-543-0040
Fax : 508-543-0020
Email: madoff@mandkllp.com

D. Ross Martin

Ropes and Gray LLP
Prudential Tower
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199-3600
(617) 951-7000
Fax : (617) 951-7050
Email: rmartin@ropesgray.com
TERMINATED: 09/11/2017

Martha Martir

Ropes & Gray LLP
800 Boylston Street
Prudential Tower
Boston, MA 02199
617-951-7767
Email: Martha.martir@ropesgray.com

William L. Roberts

Ropes & Gray LLP
Prudential Tower
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
617-951-7000
Email: William.Roberts@ropesgray.com

James Addison Wright, III

K&L Gates LLP
State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
617-261-3193
Fax : 617-261-3175
Email: james.wright@klgates.com
TERMINATED: 08/17/2017

Assistant U.S. Trustee

John Fitzgerald

Office of the US Trustee
J.W. McCormack Post Office & Courthouse
5 Post Office Sq., 10th Fl, Suite 1000
Boston, MA 02109
represented by
Eric K. Bradford

Office of the United States Trustee
5 Post Office Square
10th Floor, Suite 1000
Boston, MA 02109-3934
617-788-0415
Fax : 617-565-6368
Email: Eric.K.Bradford@USDOJ.gov

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
09/19/20171159Order dated 9/19/2017 Re: 1123 Motion filed by Creditor OneUnited Bank Motion to Release Funds From Escrow to Satisfy Attorney's Lien in Accordance with Settlement Agreement [Docket No. 785] (Expedited Determination Requested) with certificate of service Re: 785 Order dated 6/27/2014 Re: 732 Motion filed by Debtor Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church of Boston for an Order (A) Authorizing and Approving Bidding Procedures and Fees in Connection with Proposed Sale or Lease of Roxbury Renaissance Center and Related Assets Free and Clear of All Liens, Claims, Encumbrances, and Other Interests; (B) Scheduling a Hearing to Consider Approval of the Sale or Lease; (C) Prescribing the Manner of Notice for Such Hearing; (D) Authorizing and Approving Purchase and Sale Agreement with Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. or Another Agreement with a Bidder Providing a Higher or Better Offer; and (E) Granting Other Related Relief. HEARING HELD. THE MOTION IS
DENIED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ONEUNITED BANK'S FILING A MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM THE AUTOMATIC STAY TO EFFECTIVELY FORECLOSE ON A PORTION OF THE FUNDS HELD IN THE ESCROW ACCOUNT. THE MOTION SHALL BE FILED ON OR BEFORE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017, AT 4:30 P.M.; AND THE TIME FOR THE DEBTOR TO RESPOND TO THE MOTION SHALL BE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2017, AT 4:30 P.M. THIS RESPONSE DEADLINE SHALL NOT GOVERN AS TO OTHER PARTIES IN INTEREST. THE MOTION SHALL SPECIFY THE PROCEEDS AS TO WHICH RELIEF FROM THE STAY (PROCEEDS OF THE RRC, PROCEEDS OF THE MILTON PARSONAGE, OR PROCEEDS OF THE STOREFRONTS), AND IT SHALL BE SERVED ON, AMONG OTHERS, ALL PARTIES HAVING OR ASSERTING LIENS ON THE PROCEEDS IN QUESTION AND THE 20 LARGEST UNSECURED CREDITORS. THE RESPONSE DEADLINE FOR THE DEBTOR SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY OTHER PARTY IN INTEREST, BUT ONEUNITED MAY MOVE TO SHORTEN THE RESPONSE PERIOD AS TO OTHER PARTIES IN INTEREST. (jlavalley, usbc) (Entered: 09/19/2017)
09/19/20171158Order dated 9/19/2017 Re: 1124 Motion filed by Creditor OneUnited Bank to Amend Procedural Order on Attorney's Lien Disputes [Docket No. 1108] (Request for Expedited Determination) with certificate of service [Re: 1108 Procedural Order dated 8/18/2017 on Attorney's Lien Disputes Re: 999 Fourth Objection to Amended Proof of Claim of OneUnited Bank, Claim No. 10 filed by Debtor Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church of Boston.]. HEARING HELD. FOR REASONS STATED ON THE RECORD, (I) THE PROCEDURAL ORDER REGARDING ATTORNEY'S LIEN DISPUTES IS HEREBY VACATED IN ITS ENTIRETY AS TO PIERCE ATWOOD LLP; AND (II) AS TO CHOATE, HALL & STEWART LLP, THE DEADLINE SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE PROCEDURAL ORDER TO FILE AN ADVERSARY COMPLAINT IS HEREBY FURTHER EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 16, 2017, TO PERMIT ADJUDICATION OF AN ANTICIPATED MOTION BY ONEUNITED BANK FOR RELIEF FROM THE AUTOMATIC STAY TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS AS TO FUNDS FROM ESCROW TO FUND ITS SETTLEMENT WITH CHOATE. (jlavalley, usbc) (Entered: 09/19/2017)
09/19/20171157Statement of Removal of Reservation of Rights from OneUnited Bank Second Further Amended Proof of Claim [Docket No. 1124] with certificate of service (Re: 1124 Motion filed by Creditor OneUnited Bank to Amend Procedural Order on Attorney's Lien Disputes ) filed by Creditor OneUnited Bank (Gordon, Stephen) (Entered: 09/19/2017)
09/19/20171156Endorsed Order dated 9/19/2017 Re: 1155 Request filed by Interested Party Pierce Atwood LLP to Appear Telephonically at Hearing Scheduled for 09/19/2017 [Re: 1123 Motion filed by Creditor OneUnited Bank Motion to Release Funds From Escrow to Satisfy Attorney's Lien in Accordance with Settlement Agreement, 1124 Motion filed by Creditor OneUnited Bank to Amend Procedural Order on Attorney's Lien Disputes [Docket No. 1108]].
GRANTED.
ATTORNEY CUNNINGHAM SHALL DIAL (617) 748-6691; PASSCODE 123456 AT THE APPOINTED TIME OF HEARING. (jlavalley, usbc) (Entered: 09/19/2017)
09/19/20171155Request filed by Interested Party Pierce Atwood LLP to Appear Telephonically at Hearing Scheduled for 09/19/2017 [Re: 1123 Motion filed by Creditor OneUnited Bank Motion to Release Funds From Escrow to Satisfy Attorney's Lien in Accordance with Settlement Agreement, 1124 Motion filed by Creditor OneUnited Bank to Amend Procedural Order on Attorney's Lien Disputes [Docket No. 1108]] with certificate of service. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service) (Cunningham, Keith) (Entered: 09/19/2017)
09/18/20171154Order dated 9/18/2017 Re: 1147 Motion filed by Nonparties Stephen Moeller-Sally, Ropes & Gray LLP to Quash Subpoenas and Stay Depositions.
HEARING HELD. FOR THE REASONS STATED ON THE RECORD, THE COURT HEREBY GRANTS THE MOTION TO QUASH AS TO THE DEPOSITION OF MR. MOELLER-SALLY IN FULL AND AS TO THE RULE 30(B)(6) DEPOSITION OF ROPES & GRAY AS TO CATEGORIES 1-4 AND 6; AND THE COURT FURTHER REQUIRES THAT THE RULE 30(B)(6) DEPOSITION OF ROPES & GRAY MAY GO FORWARD AS TO CATEGORY 5 ONLY IF NECESSARY AFTER ONEUNITED'S DEPOSITION OF MR. MARTIN. (jlavalley, usbc) (Entered: 09/18/2017)
09/18/20171153Hearing Scheduled on 9/19/2017 at 2:30 P.M at Boston Courtroom 3, 12th Floor, 5 Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109 Re: 1123 Motion filed by Creditor OneUnited Bank Motion to Release Funds From Escrow to Satisfy Attorney's Lien in Accordance with Settlement Agreement [Docket No. 785] and 1124 Motion filed by Creditor OneUnited Bank to Amend Procedural Order on Attorney's Lien Disputes [Docket No. 1108]. (mem) (Entered: 09/18/2017)
09/18/20171152Certificate of Service (Re: 1151 Opposition) filed by Creditor OneUnited Bank (Lubitz, Katherine) (Entered: 09/18/2017)
09/18/20171151Opposition filed by Creditor OneUnited Bank Re: 1147 Emergency Motion filed by NonParties Stephen Moeller-Sally, Ropes & Gray LLP to Quash Subpoenas and Stay Depositions. (Lubitz, Katherine) (Entered: 09/18/2017)
09/18/2017Hearing Scheduled for 9/18/2017 at 03:00 PM at Boston Courtroom 3, 12th Floor, 5 Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109 Re: 1147 Motion filed by Nonparties Stephen Moeller-Sally, Ropes & Gray LLP to Quash Subpoenas and Stay Depositions. (jlavalley, usbc) (Entered: 09/18/2017)