Vermont Bankruptcy Court

Case number: 2:24-bk-10205 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont - Vermont Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
Case title
Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont
Chapter
11
Judge
Heather Z. Cooper
Filed
09/30/2024
Last Filing
10/16/2026
Asset
Yes
Vol
v
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
District of Vermont (Burlington)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 24-10205

Assigned to: Judge Heather Z. Cooper
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  09/30/2024
341 meeting:  01/22/2025
Deadline for filing claims:  04/04/2025
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  07/07/2025

Debtor

Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont

P.O. Box 2367
South Burlington, VT 05407
CHITTENDEN-VT
802-658-6110
Tax ID / EIN: XX-XXXXXXX

represented by
Jim Baillie

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
60 South 6th Street
Suite 1500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-492-7000
Email: [email protected]

Katherine Nixon

Fredrikson & Byron
60 South Sixth Street
Suite 1500
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1425
612-492-7067
Email: [email protected]

Raymond J Obuchowski

PO Box 60
1542 Vt. Rt. 107
Bethel, VT 05032-0060
(802) 234-6244
Fax : (802) 234-6245
Email: [email protected]

Samuel Andre

Fredrikson & Byron
60 South Sixth Street
Suite 1500
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1425
612-492-7080
Email: [email protected]

Steven Robert Kinsella

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
60 South Sixth Street
Ste 1500
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1425
612-492-7244
Fax : 612-492-7077
Email: [email protected]

U.S. Trustee

U S Trustee

Office of the United States Trustee
Leo O'Brien Federal Building
11A Clinton Ave., Room 620
Albany, NY 12207-2190
(518) 434-4553

represented by
Harrison E. Strauss

DOJ-Ust
11A Clinton Ave
Room 620
Albany, NY 12207
518-434-4553
Email: [email protected]

Lisa M Penpraze

Office of the United States Trustee
Leo O'Brien Federal Building
11A Clinton Ave., Room 620
Albany, NY 12207
518-434-4553
Fax : 518-434-4459
Email: [email protected]

Creditor Committee

Local Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors

c/o Paul A. Levine, Esq.
Lemery Greisler LLC

represented by
Paul A Levine

Lemery Greisler, LLC
677 Broadway
8th Floor
Albany, NY 12207
518-433-8800
Email: [email protected]

Creditor Committee

Committee of Unsecured Creditors
represented by
Brittany Mitchell Michael

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
1700 Broadway
Ste 36th Floor
New York, NY 10019
310-488-8144
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: [email protected]

Gail S. Greenwood

Pachulski Sang Ziehl & Jones LLP
One Sansome Street, 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104-4436
415-217-5115
Email: [email protected]

James I. Stang

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 13th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Paul A Levine

(See above for address)

Latest Dockets
Date Filed#Docket Text
10/16/2026918Docket Text
Agreed Order Establishing Schedule For Contested Matter Re: 905 Motion to Dismiss Case. Hearing scheduled for 12/8/2026 at 09:30 AM at 2: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Fed Bldg, Burlington. (smc) (Entered: 10/16/2026)
10/16/2026917Docket Text
Supplement THE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL WITNESSES FOR HEARING ON THE DIOCESES MOTION TO DISMISS Filed by Paul A Levine of Lemery Greisler, LLC on behalf of Committee of Unsecured Creditors Re: 905 Motion to Dismiss Case. (Levine, Paul) (Entered: 10/16/2026)
10/16/2026916Docket Text
Notice of Diocese's Designation of Fact Witnesses for Dismissal Hearing Filed by Katherine Nixon of Fredrikson & Byron on behalf of Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont Re: 915 Proposed Order. (Nixon, Katherine) (Entered: 10/16/2026)
10/15/2026915Docket Text
Proposed Order Agreed Order Establishing Schedule for Contested Matter Filed by Steven Robert Kinsella of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. on behalf of Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont Re: 905 Motion to Dismiss Case. (Kinsella, Steven) (Entered: 10/15/2026)
10/02/2026914Docket Text
Certificate of Notice by Bankruptcy Noticing Center Re: 908 Order. Notice Date 10/02/2026. (Admin.) (Entered: 10/03/2026)
10/02/2026913Docket Text
Certificate of Service Filed by Raymond J Obuchowski on behalf of Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont Re: 910 Statement of No Objection, 912 Statement of No Objection. (Obuchowski, Raymond) (Entered: 10/02/2026)
10/02/2026912Docket Text
Statement of No Objection regarding Obuchowski Law Offices Monthly Fee Statement For May, 2026, Fees: $1,274.00 (80% of $1,592.50), Expenses: $54.00 Filed by Raymond J Obuchowski on behalf of Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont Re: 775 Application for Compensation. (Obuchowski, Raymond) (Entered: 10/02/2026)
10/02/2026911Docket Text
Certificate of Service Filed by Katherine Nixon of Fredrikson & Byron on behalf of Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont Re: 905 Motion to Dismiss Case, 906 Declaration Under Penalty of Perjury, 907 Notice of Hearing. (Nixon, Katherine) (Entered: 10/02/2026)
10/02/2026910Docket Text
Statement of No Objection regarding Obuchowski Law Offices Monthly Fee Statement For April, 2026, Fees: $546.00 (80% of $682.50), Expenses: $0.00 Filed by Raymond J Obuchowski on behalf of Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont Re: 739 Application for Compensation. (Obuchowski, Raymond) (Entered: 10/02/2026)
09/30/2026909Docket Text
Certificate of Notice by Bankruptcy Noticing Center Re: 904 Order on Motion to Appear pro hac vice. Notice Date 09/30/2026. (Admin.) (Entered: 10/01/2026)