IN RE DIOCESE OF BUFFALO, N.Y.

BK 20-10322 CLB AP 20-01016 CLB.

656 B.R. 323 (2024)

IN RE The DIOCESE OF BUFFALO, N.Y., Debtor. The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y., Plaintiff, v. JMH 100 Doe, et al, Defendants.

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York.

Signed January 9, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Stephen A. Donato, Esq. , Grayson T. Walter, Esq. , Charles J. Sullivan, Esq. , Jeffrey D. Eaton, Esq. , Brendan M. Sheehan, Esq. , of counsel, One Lincoln Center, Syracuse, New York 13202-1355, Attorneys for The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y.

Blank Rome LLP, James R. Murray, Esq. , James S. Carter, Esq. , of counsel, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, Attorneys for The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y.

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, Ilan D. Scharf, Esq. , Brittany M. Michael, Esq. , Iain A. W. Nasatir, Esq. , of counsel, 780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, New York 10017, Attorneys for Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors.

Gleichenhaus, Marchese & Weishaar, PC, Scott Bogucki, Esq. , of counsel, 43 Court Street, Suite 930, Buffalo, New York 14202, Co-Counsel for Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors.

Elsaesser Anderson, Chtd., J. Ford Elsaesser, Esq. , of counsel, 414 Church Street, Suite 201, P.O. Box 1049, Sandpoint, Idaho 83864, Attorneys for Parish Steering Committee.

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, Timothy P. Lyster, Esq. , of counsel, 1900 Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, NY 14604, Co-Counsel for Parish Steering Committee.

Jeff Anderson & Associates, PA, Stacey Benson, Esq. , Michael Finnegan, Esq. , of counsel, 366 Jackson Street, Suite 100, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101, Attorneys for Various Defendants.

Steve Boyd, PC, Stephen Boyd, Esq. , of counsel, 40 North Forest Rd, Williamsville, New York 14221, Attorneys for Various Defendants.

Chiacchia & Fleming, LLP, Daniel J. Chiacchia, Esq. , of counsel, 5113 South Park Avenue, Hamburg, New York 14075, Attorneys for Various Defendants.

Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP, Amy C. Keller, Esq. , of counsel, 42 Delaware Avenue, Suite 120, Buffalo, New York 14202, Attorneys for Various Defendants.

O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Tancred V. Schiavoni, Esq. , of counsel, Times Square Tower, 7 Times Square, New York, New York 10036, Attorneys for Aetna Insurance Company.

Clyde & Co US LLP, Marianne G. May, Esq. , of counsel, 340 Mt. Kemble Ave., Suite 300, Morristown, New Jersey 07340, Attorneys for Aetna Insurance Company.

Rivkin Radler LLP, Jay D. Kenigsberg, Esq. , of counsel, 926 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, New York 11556, Attorneys for Hanover Insurance Company.

Goldberg Segalla LLP, Adam R. Durst, Esq. , of counsel, 665 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14203-1425, Attorneys for Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, Wausau Underwriters Insurance Company, Nationwide Insurance Company of America, and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.

Gibbons P.C., Robert K. Malone, Esq. , of counsel, One Gateway Center, Newark, New Jersey 07102, Attorneys for Selective Insurance Company of New York.

Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP, Judith Treger Shelton, Esq. , of counsel, The Calumet Building, 233 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York 14202, Attorneys for Selective Insurance Company of New York.

Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP, William T. Corbett, Jr. Esq. , of counsel, 350 Mount Kemble Avenue, PO Box 1917, Morristown, New Jersey 07962, Attorneys for Selective Insurance Company of New York.

Gimigliano Mauriello & Maloney, PA, John Maloney, Esq. , of counsel, 163 Madison Avenue, Suite 500, P.O. Box 1449, Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1449, Attorneys for Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, Hartford Fire Insurance Company and First State Insurance Company.

Crowell & Moring LLP, Miranda Turner, Esq. , of counsel, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20004, Attorneys for The Continental Insurance Company.

Office of the U.S. Trustee, Joseph W. Allen, Esq. , Olympic Towers, 300 Pearl Street, Suite 401, Buffalo, New York 14202.


DECISION & ORDER

The Diocese of Buffalo again moves to enjoin the prosecution of certain state court lawsuits against parishes and other affiliated entities. The controlling issue is whether this Court should exercise authority under 11 U.S.C. § 105 to stay all such litigation, particularly in the...

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