Case number: 1:20-bk-10322 - The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y. - New York Western Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y.

  • Court

    New York Western (nywbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Carl L. Bucki

  • Filed

    02/28/2020

  • Last Filing

    04/01/2025

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
DEFER, ClaimsAGENT, DsclsDue, PlnDue, CreditorCommittee, AP, APpending, OrderDue



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Western District of New York (Buffalo)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 1-20-10322-CLB

Assigned to: Carl L. Bucki
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  02/28/2020
341 meeting:  04/27/2021
Deadline for filing claims:  08/14/2021
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  08/14/2021

Debtor

The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y.

795 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
ERIE-NY
Tax ID / EIN: 16-0743984

represented by
Stephen A. Donato

Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
One Lincoln Center
Syracuse, NY 13202-1355
(315) 218-8336
Email: sdonato@bsk.com

Jeffrey D. Eaton

Bond Schoeneck & King
One Lincoln Center
Syracuse, NY 13202-1355
315-218-8165
Fax : 315-218-8985
Email: jeaton@bsk.com
TERMINATED: 02/07/2025

John D. Goetz

Jones Day - Pittsburgh
500 Grant Street
Suite 4500
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-394-7911
Email: jdgoetz@jonesday.com

Gregory J. McDonald

Bond, Schoeneck & King
345 Woodcliff Drive
Fairport, NY 14450
(585) 362-4718
Email: gjmcdonald@bsk.com

James R Murray

Blank Rome LLP
1825 Eye Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
202-420-3409
Email: Jim.Murray@BlankRome.com

Andrew Scott Rivera

Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
One Lincoln Center
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-218-8351
Fax : 315-218-8100
Email: arivera@bsk.com

Robert Gerard Scumaci

Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP
69 Delaware Ave, Suite 900
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-856-4200
Fax : 716-856-4013
Email: rscumaci@gmclaw.com

Stephen Andrew Sharkey

Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
200 Delaware Ave., Suite 900
Avant Building
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-416-7051
Fax : 716-416-7351
Email: ssharkey@bsk.com

Thomas W. Simcoe

Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
22 Corporate Woods Boulevard
Suite 501
Albany, NY 12211
518-533-3235
Fax : 518-533-3299
Email: tsimcoe@bsk.com

Charles J. Sullivan

Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
1 Lincoln Center
18th Floor
Syracuse, NY 13202
(315) 218-8144
Fax : (315) 218-8100
Email: csullivan@bsk.com

Sara C. Temes

Bond, Schoeneck & King, Pllc
One Lincoln Center
Syracuse, NY 13202-1355
(315) 218-8327
Email: stemes@bsk.com

James C. Thoman

Hodgson Russ LLP
Guaranty Building
140 Pearl Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-856-4000
Fax : 716-819-4614
Email: jthoman@hodgsonruss.com

Grayson T. Walter

Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
One Lincoln Center
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-218-8283
Fax : 315-218-8100
Email: gwalter@bsk.com

Assistant U.S. Trustee

Joseph W. Allen

Office of the U.S. Trustee
Olympic Towers
300 Pearl Street, Suite 401
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-551-5541
Tax ID / EIN: 01-0000000

 
 
Creditor Committee

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
represented by
Jesse Bair

Burns Bair LLP
10 E. Doty Street
Suite 600
Madison, WI 53703
608-286-2840
Email: jbair@burnsbair.com

Scott J. Bogucki

Gleichenhaus, Marchese & Weishaar, PC
43 Court Street
Suite 930
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-845-6446
Fax : 716-845-6475
Email: sbogucki@gmwlawyers.com

Timothy W. Burns

Burns Bair LLP
10 E. Doty Street
Suite 600
Madison, WI 53703
608-286-2808
Email: tburns@burnsbair.com

Karen B. Dine

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017
212-561-7731
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: kdine@pszjlaw.com

Gleichenhaus, Marchese & Weishaar, PC

43 Court Street
Suite 930
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-845-6446

Brittany Mitchell Michael

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
780 Third Avenue
Ste 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017-2024
310-488-8144
Email: bmichael@pszjlaw.com

Iain A.W. Nasatir

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
10100 Santa Monica Blvd
Ste 13th Fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90067
310-277-6910
Fax : 310-201-0760
Email: inasatir@pszjlaw.com

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP

780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017
212-561-7721

Ilan D Scharf

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
780 Third Avenue
Ste 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017
212-561-7721
Email: ischarf@pszjlaw.com

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
03/31/20253765Motion to Impose Automatic Stay / Motion for Partial Reinstatement of Stay or Authorization to Deplete Estate Asset (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Certificates # 2 Exhibit B - Proposed Order) Filed on behalf of Interested Party Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America (Goodman, Brett) (Entered: 03/31/2025)
03/31/20253764Letter Response to 3/28/25 Letter from Stasia Zoladz Vogel, Esq. Pertaining to Motion to Approve Sale of 0 East River Road Property Filed on behalf of Debtor The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y.. (RE: related document(s)3718 Motion for Sale of Property) Filed by Attorney (Krell, Justin) (Entered: 03/31/2025)
03/31/20253763Order Disallowing and Expunging Claim No. 912. (RE: related doc(s) 3389 Motion to Object to Claim(s)). Signed on 3/31/2025. NOTICE OF ENTRY. (Pinto, M.) (Entered: 03/31/2025)
03/31/20253762Certificate of Service RE: Monthly Fee Statement of Burns Bair LLP for Compensation for Services Rendered and Reimbursement of Expenses as Special Insurance Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, for the Period February 1, 2025 through February 28, 2025 (Dkt. No. 3761). Filed on behalf of Special Counsel Burns Bair LLP. (RE: related document(s)3761 Notice) Filed by Attorney (Bair, Jesse) (Entered: 03/31/2025)
03/31/20253761Notice re: Filing of Monthly Fee Statement of Burns Bair LLP for Compensation for Services Rendered and Reimbursement of Expenses as Special Insurance Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, for the Period February 1, 2025 through February 28, 2025. Filed on behalf of Special Counsel Burns Bair LLP. (RE: related document(s)362 Order on Generic Motion, Order on Amended Motion) Filed by Attorney (Bair, Jesse) (Entered: 03/31/2025)
03/30/20253760BNC Certificate of Mailing. (re: related document(s)3759 Notice That Order Not submitted.). Notice Date 03/30/2025. (Admin.) (Entered: 03/31/2025)
03/28/20253759Notice That Order Not Submitted. (re: related document(s)3389 Motion to Object to Claim(s) filed by Debtor The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y., 3665 Hearing Held(CDI)). Order due by 4/14/2025. (Flag set: OrderDue) (Pinto, M.) (Entered: 03/28/2025)
03/27/20253758Response to Motion for an Order Approving Mediator Fee (related document 3753 Generic Motion). (Attachments: # 1 Amended Schedule 1 # 2 Proposed Order) Filed on behalf of Notice of Appearance Creditors Employers Insurance Company of Wausau (formerly known as Employers Insurance of Wausau A Mutual Company formerly known as Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin), Wausau Underwriters Insurance Company (Durst, Adam) (Entered: 03/27/2025)
03/27/20253757Letter in Response Filed on behalf of Interested Party U.S. Fire Insurance Company. (RE: related document(s)3756 Letter Adjourning Matter) Filed by Attorney (Schiavoni, Tancred) (Entered: 03/27/2025)
03/27/20253756Letter Adjourning Matter. (Letter requesting adjournment of Motion for authority to use Seminary sale proceeds to May 8, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. and the Claim Objections to June 4, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.) Filed on behalf of Creditor Committee Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, Debtor The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y.. (RE: related document(s) 3550 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3551 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3552 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3553 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3554 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3555 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3556 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3557 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3558 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3559 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3560 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3561 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3562 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3563 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3564 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3565 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3566 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3567 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3568 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3569 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3570 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3571 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3572 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3573 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3574 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3575 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3576 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3577 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3578 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3579 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3580 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3581 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3582 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3583 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3584 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3585 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3586 Motion to Object to Claim(s), 3743 Generic Motion) Filed by Attorney (Sullivan, Charles). Modified on 3/28/2025 (MJP). Clerks Note: Corrected link relationship. (Entered: 03/27/2025)