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

  • Court

    Vermont (vtbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Heather Z. Cooper

  • Filed

    09/30/2024

  • Last Filing

    09/30/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
PlnDue, APPEAL



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: 03-0180730

represented by
Jim Baillie

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
60 South 6th Street
Suite 1500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-492-7000
Email: jbaillie@fredlaw.com

Katherine Nixon

Fredrikson & Byron
60 South Sixth Street
Suite 1500
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1425
612-492-7067
Email: knixon@fredlaw.com

Raymond J Obuchowski

PO Box 60
1542 Vt. Rt. 107
Bethel, VT 05032-0060
(802) 234-6244
Fax : (802) 234-6245
Email: ray@oeblaw.com

Samuel Andre

Fredrikson & Byron
60 South Sixth Street
Suite 1500
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1425
612-492-7080
Email: sandre@fredlaw.com

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: skinsella@fredlaw.com

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: harrison.strauss@usdoj.gov

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: lisa.penpraze@usdoj.gov

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: plevine@lemerygreisler.com

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: bmichael@pszjlaw.com

Gail S. Greenwood

Pachulski Sang Ziehl & Jones LLP
One Sansome Street, 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104-4436
415-217-5115
Email: ggreenwood@pszjlaw.com

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
09/30/2026907Notice of Hearing on Motion to Dismiss Case 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. Hearing scheduled for 12/8/2026 at 11:00 AM at 2: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Fed Bldg, Burlington. Objections due by 12/3/2026. (Kinsella, Steven) (Entered: 09/30/2026)
09/30/2026906Declaration Under Penalty of Perjury for Non-individual Debtors in Support of Motion to Dismiss Case Filed by Steven Robert Kinsella of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. on behalf of Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont. (Kinsella, Steven) (Entered: 09/30/2026)
09/30/2026905Motion to Dismiss Case Filed by Steven Robert Kinsella of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. on behalf of Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont. Hearing scheduled for 12/8/2026 at 11:00 AM at 2: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Fed Bldg, Burlington. Objections due by 12/3/2026. (Kinsella, Steven) (Entered: 09/30/2026)
09/29/2026Case Management Conference - CHANGE IN TIME - to be held on 9/30/2026 at 10:00 AM at Location 2: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Fed Bldg, Burlington. (jmk) (Entered: 09/29/2026)
09/28/2026904Order Granting Pro Hac Vice Admission of Siobhain P. Minarovich, Esq. (Related Doc # 903). (sah) (Entered: 09/28/2026)
09/25/2026Receipt of Motion to Appear pro hac vice( 24-10205) [motion,mprohac] ( 150.00) Filing Fee (re: Doc # 903). Receipt number A2754902, Fee amount $ 150.00. (U.S. Treasury) (Entered: 09/25/2026)
09/25/2026903Motion to Appear pro hac vice. Fee Amount $150. Filed by Michael Bryan Fisher of Fisher Law Offices, PLLC on behalf of Interstate Fire & Casualty Company. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit in Support of Pro Hac Vice Admission of Siobhain P. Minarovich, Esq. # 2 Proposed Order # 3 Certificate of Service) (Fisher, Michael) (Entered: 09/25/2026)
09/24/2026902Transmittal of Record on Appeal to U.S. District Court. Re: 883 Notice of Appeal. (sah) (Entered: 09/24/2026)
09/21/2026901Chapter 11 Monthly Operating Report for the Month Ending: 08/31/2026 Filed by Katherine Nixon of Fredrikson & Byron on behalf of Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibits A-L) (Nixon, Katherine) (Entered: 09/21/2026)
09/21/2026900Certificate of Service Filed by Paul A Levine of Lemery Greisler, LLC on behalf of Committee of Unsecured Creditors, Local Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors Re: 899 Notice (Generic). (Levine, Paul) (Entered: 09/21/2026)