Louisiana Eastern Bankruptcy Court

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
Chapter
11
Judge
Meredith S. Grabill
Filed
05/01/2020
Last Filing
07/20/2026
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
Plan confirmed:  12/08/2025
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: XX-XXXXXXX

represented by
Laura F. Ashley

Krebs Farley, PLLC
400 Poydras Street
Suite 2500
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-299-3570
Email: [email protected]
TERMINATED: 09/03/2024

Dane Ball

Murphy Ball Stratton LLP
1001 Fannin St.
1001 Fannin St.
1001 Fannin St., Suite 720
Houston, TX 77005
713-594-9989
Email: [email protected]

Harris Blum

Murphy Ball Stratton LLP
1001 Fannin St.
Suite 720
Houston, TX 77002
713-836-3314
Email: [email protected]

Elizabeth J. Futrell

201 St. Charles Ave
49th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
(504) 582-8000
Fax : (504) 589-8260
Email: [email protected]

Ian Gunn

Denechaud and Denechaud, LLC
201 Saint Charles Avenue
Ste 70170
New Orleans, LA 70170
504-522-4756
Email: [email protected]

Allison Kingsmill

Jones Walker LLP
201 St. Charles Avenue
49th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70170
504-582-8252
Email: [email protected]

Michael E. Landis

Lugenbuhl, Wheaten, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard,
601 Poydras Street
Ste 2775
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-568-1990
Email: [email protected]

Mark Mintz

Jones Walker, et al
201 St. Charles Street
49th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70170
(504) 582-8368
Fax : (504) 589-8368
Email: [email protected]

Garland Murphy, IV

Murphy Ball Stratton LLP
1001 Fannin St.
Suite 720
Houston, TX 77002
281-658-9060
Email: [email protected]

Samantha Oppenheim

Jones Walker LLP
201 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70170
504-582-8641
Email: [email protected]

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: [email protected]
TERMINATED: 12/15/2020

Michelle Stratton

Murphy Ball Stratton LLP
1001 Fannin
Ste 720
Houston, TX 77002
832-726-8321
Email: [email protected]

R. Patrick Vance

201 St. Charles Avenue
49th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
(504) 582-8000
Fax : (504) 589-8194
Email: [email protected]

Edward Dirk Wegmann

Jones, Walker
201 St. Charles Avenue
49th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
(504) 582-8226
Fax : (504) 582-8011
Email: [email protected]

Debtor

Douglas S Draper, Additional Debtors

Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard
601 Poydras St. Suite 2775
New Orleans, LA 70130
LA SALLE-LA
United States
5045681990

represented by
Douglas S. Draper

Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard
601 Poydras Street
Suite 2775
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-568-1990
Email: [email protected]

Debtor In Possession

Apostolates


represented by
Douglas S. Draper

(See above for address)

Michael E. Landis

(See above for address)

Trustee

Trustee of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans Settlement Trust


represented by
Donald C Massey

Couhig Partners LLC
1100 Poydras Street
Ste 3250
New Orleans, LA 70163
504-588-1288
Email: [email protected]

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: [email protected]

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: [email protected]

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: [email protected]

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: [email protected]

Bradley C. Knapp

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
601 Poydras Street
Suite 2660
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-558-5210
Fax : 504-558-5200
Email: [email protected]

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: [email protected]

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: [email protected]

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: [email protected]

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: [email protected]

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: [email protected]

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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]

Nicholas Smeltz

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
400 Convention St.
Suite 1001
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225-333-3258
Email: [email protected]

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: [email protected]

Latest Dockets
Date Filed#Docket Text
07/20/20265290Docket Text
Certificate of Service Filed by Donald C Massey (RE: (related document(s)[5288] Generic Motion filed by Other Prof. Donald C Massey, [5289] Notice of Hearing filed by Other Prof. Donald C Massey) (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1 [FILED UNDER SEAL]) (Knapp, Bradley)
07/20/20265289Docket Text
Notice of Hearing by 500 Poydras Street, Suite B-709 SECTION A Filed by Donald C Massey (RE: related document(s)[5288] Generic Motion filed by Other Prof. Donald C Massey). Hearing scheduled for 8/20/2026 at 01:30 PM by 500 Poydras Street, Suite B-709 SECTION A. (Knapp, Bradley)
07/20/20265288Docket Text
Motion / The Settlement Trustee's Seventh Omnibus Objection to Claims and Interests Pursuant to Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Rule 3007, and Local Rule 3007-1 Filed by Bradley C. Knapp of Troutman Pepper Locke LLP on behalf of Donald C Massey (Attachments: # (1) Declaration of Donald C. Massey # (2) Exhibit A - Proposed Order) (Knapp, Bradley)
07/20/20265287Docket Text
Order Granting Amended Fifteenth Interim and Final Application of Jones Walker LLP, as Counsel for the Debtor and the Debtor in Possession, for Allowance of Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for the period from May 1, 2020 through December 26, 2025- Fees awarded: $16,225,490.18, expenses awarded: $529409.62. 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. (RE: related document(s)[2927] Application for Compensation, [3240] Application for Compensation filed by Attorney Jones Walker LLP, [3525] Application for Compensation filed by Attorney Jones Walker LLP, [3864] Application for Compensation filed by Attorney Jones Walker LLP, [4888] Application for Compensation filed by Attorney Jones Walker LLP, [5060] Application for Compensation filed by Attorney Jones Walker LLP) Signed on July 20, 2026. (Nunnery, J.)
07/17/20265286Docket Text
BNC Certificate of Mailing - PDF Document(RE: (related document(s)[5280] Opinion) Notice Date 07/17/2026. (Admin.)
07/16/20265285Docket Text
Order Granting Eleventh and Final Application for Allowance of Compensation of Stout Risius Ross, LLC (fka the Claro Group, LLC) as Expert Consultant on Sexual Abuse and Expert Witness to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors for the Period June 1, 2022 Through December 26, 2025- Fees awarded: $1,252,796.00, expenses awarded: $4722.16. 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. (RE: related document(s)[4898] Application for Compensation filed by Other Prof. Stout Risius Ross, LLC (fka The Claro Group, LLC), [5225] Stipulation) Signed on July 16, 2026. (Nunnery, J.)
07/15/20265284Docket Text
Certificate of Service Filed by Donald C Massey (RE: (related document(s)[5283] Amended Order) (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1) (Knapp, Bradley)
07/15/20265283Docket Text
Amended Order to Cancel the July 16, 2026 Omnibus Hearing. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Settlement Trustee 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 July 15, 2026 (RE: related document(s)[5274] Order) (Nunnery, J.)
07/15/20265282Docket Text
Certificate of Service Filed by Donald C Massey (RE: (related document(s)[5280] Opinion) (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1) (Knapp, Bradley)
07/15/20265281Docket Text
Certificate of Service Filed by H. Kent Aguillard (RE: (related document(s)[5270] Order on Application for Compensation) (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit) (Aguillard, H.)