Oregon v. Roman Catholic Archbishop (In Re Roman Catholic Archbishop)

MEMORANDUM OPINION RE TORT CLAIMANTS COMMITTEE’S FOURTH MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DEBTOR’S CROSS-MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT (PERPETUAL ENDOWMENT FUND)

ELIZABETH PERRIS, Bankruptcy Judge.

In this chapter 11 1 case, the Tort Claimants Committee (TCC) filed this adversary proceeding to obtain a declaration of whether certain real and personal property is property of debtor Roman Catholic Archbishop of Portland’s (debtor) bankruptcy estate. The parties have filed cross-motions for a determination of whether the Perpetual Endowment Fund (fund), which was established in 1981,…