Tort Committee v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Portland in Oregon

MEMORANDUM OPINION (TORT CLAIMANTS COMMITTEE’S THIRD MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT)

ELIZABETH PERRIS, Bankruptcy Judge.

In this chapter 11 1 case of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, and Successors, a Corporation Sole, dba the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon (“debtor” or “the Archdiocese”), the Archdiocese has taken the position that, although it holds legal title to an extensive amount of real estate, most of that real estate is held in trust and, thus, is not available to be used to pay the claims of creditors. The Tort Claimants Committee (“TCC”) filed this…