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On October 2, 2026, Judge William J. Lafferty III ruled that the Diocese of Oakland's Modified Fourth Amended Plan may not be confirmed, because the diocese had not shown that abuse claimants would receive at least what they would in a liquidation. Of the 345 abuse claimants, 331 had voted against the plan. The diocese called the ruling a setback.
Catholic DiocesesCalifornia Catholic diocese bankruptcies: where the six cases stand
On September 30, 2026, two years after it filed, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Vermont to dismiss its own Chapter 11 case, saying the survivors' committee had declined its final settlement proposal. The court will hear the motion on December 8, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Written responses are due by 4:00 p.m. on December 3.
Catholic DiocesesSexual abuse in private and religious schools
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