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

    09/02/2026

  • 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: 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
09/01/2026Hearing Held Re: 830 Motion to Sell Property Free and Clear of Liens under Section 363(f)(fee); Parties to file a Proposed Scheduling Order by 9/4, 856 Motion to Impose Automatic Stay; Granted. (jmk) (Entered: 09/01/2026)
08/28/2026880Reply Memorandum in Support of its Motion for Entry of an Order Under 11 U.S.C. § 363(f) Authorizing the Sale of Rice Memorial High School Free and Clear of All Liens, Claims, and Interests Filed by Steven Robert Kinsella of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. on behalf of Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont Re: 830 Motion to Sell Property Free and Clear of Liens under Section 363(f)(fee), 873 Objection. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Katherine A. Nixon) (Kinsella, Steven) (Entered: 08/28/2026)
08/28/2026879Reply Filed by Jeremy R Fischer of Preti Flaherty on behalf of RMHS, Inc. Re: 830 Motion to Sell Property Free and Clear of Liens under Section 363(f)(fee), 873 Objection. (Fischer, Jeremy) (Entered: 08/28/2026)
08/28/2026878Certificate of Service Filed by Katherine Nixon of Fredrikson & Byron on behalf of Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont Re: 829 Notice of Withdrawal of Document, 830 Motion to Sell Property Free and Clear of Liens under Section 363(f)(fee), 831 Notice of Hearing. (Nixon, Katherine) (Entered: 08/28/2026)
08/27/2026Notice of Appearance and Request for Notice by William W Strehlow Filed by William W Strehlow of Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC on behalf of Catalina Worthing Insurance Ltd, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London, RiverStone Insurance UK Limited, Tenecom Ltd.. (Strehlow, William) (Entered: 08/27/2026)
08/25/2026877Objection to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors' Motion for an Order Enforcing the Automatic Stay Filed by Kaveh Shahi of Gfeller Laurie LLP on behalf of Roman Catholic Parishes Re: 856 Motion to Impose/Extend Automatic Stay. (Shahi, Kaveh) (Entered: 08/25/2026)
08/25/2026876PDF with attached Audio File. Court Date & Time [ 8/14/2026 3:08:41 PM ]. File Size [ 12952 KB ]. Run Time [ 00:26:59 ]. (admin). (Entered: 08/25/2026)
08/24/2026875Memorandum of Law Filed by Jeremy R Fischer of Preti Flaherty on behalf of RMHS, Inc. Re: 861 Order. (Fischer, Jeremy) (Entered: 08/24/2026)
08/24/2026874Memorandum of Law Regarding Timing of RMHS Sale Motion Filed by Steven Robert Kinsella of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. on behalf of Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont Re: 830 Motion to Sell Property Free and Clear of Liens under Section 363(f)(fee), 861 Order. (Kinsella, Steven) (Entered: 08/24/2026)
08/24/2026873Objection to Motion for Entry of an Order Under 11 U.S.C. § 363(f) Authorizing the Sale of Rice Memorial High School Free and Clear of All Liens, Claims, and Interests Filed by Paul A Levine of Lemery Greisler, LLC on behalf of Committee of Unsecured Creditors Re: 830 Motion to Sell Property Free and Clear of Liens under Section 363(f)(fee). (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service) (Levine, Paul) (Entered: 08/24/2026)