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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud announced on February 28, 2018, that it would file for bankruptcy amid claims of sex abuse. [50] The Diocese then filed on March 5, 2019. [51] On May 26, 2020, it was agreed that the Diocese could undergo bankruptcy if $22.5 million was forfeited to compensate 70 sex abuse survivors. [52]
The diocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July as it faced ... Nov. 25—A federal bankruptcy judge has set a deadline of March 15, 2022 for receipt of claim forms from people who say they ...
The court further concluded that the diocese could not be divided. This finding rendered the church’s decision arbitrary and invalid. The United States Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the Illinois Supreme Court holding that the lower courts had violated the First Amendment by interpreting and drawing conclusions about church law.
Court documents state that the diocese has between 200 and 999 creditors, with an estimated $100 million to $500 million in assets and the same amount in liabilities.
A Roman Catholic diocese in Long Island, New York announced a new bankruptcy settlement on Thursday that would pay more than $323 million to about 530 sex abuse survivors who alleged they were ...
The Illinois Secretary of State serves as the ex-officio Clerk of the Court of Claims. [3] Judges on the Court of Claims are appointed by the Governor of Illinois and confirmed by the Illinois Senate. In 1987, state legislation increased the number of judges on the Illinois Court of Claims from five judges to seven judges. [4]
On Monday, the diocese is expected to file for bankruptcy protection in the wake of hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits. Soto told The Bee the bankruptcy will be a “very difficult chapter for us.”
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