Bankruptcy Judge Rejects Oakland Diocese Plan to Resolve Hundreds of Sex Abuse Claims

‘Not a Happy Result’: Federal Bankruptcy Court Rejects Diocese of Oakland Settlement Plan

Judge William Lafferty said the diocese had not settled bankruptcy requirements and did not qualify for a special religious dispensation in the proceedings.

Judge denies request by Oakland Catholic diocese to green-light contentious payout to abuse victims

The ruling comes as several more abuse cases near trial

Judge Rejects Oakland Catholic Diocese Bankruptcy Plan After Over Three Years of Litigation

A federal judge has rejected the Oakland Catholic Diocese’s fourth bankruptcy plan, finding that its case for special treatment and some financial estimates fell short, sending the diocese and sexual abuse survivors back to negotiations.

Bankruptcy judge rejects Oakland Diocese plan to resolve hundreds of sex abuse claims

A federal bankruptcy judge has rejected a plan from the Diocese of Oakland that would resolve nearly 350 sexual abuse claims and chart a path out of Chapter...

Oakland Diocese Suffers Major Setback as Judge Rejects Bid to End Abuse Bankruptcy Case

The Diocese of Oakland has suffered a setback in its long-running bankruptcy proceedings after a federal judge rejected its request to resolve the case, ruling that the diocese had not met the legal requirements needed for the relief it sought. In his Oct. 2 decision, Judge William Lafferty also rejected the diocese’s argument that continuing […]

Federal bankruptcy court rejects Diocese of Oakland settlement plan

A federal judge this month rejected a request from the Diocese of Oakland, California, to resolve its ongoing bankruptcy proceedings, arguing that the diocese had not satisfied statutory requirements to do so while dismissing claims that the diocese should be granted a special religious dispensation. The diocese had proposed a plan earlier in the year to pay more than $200 million into an abuse victims’ fund. A committee of survivors countered w…