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Committee of Tort Litigants v. Catholic Diocese of Spokane (In Re the Catholic Bishop of Spokane)

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington

Decided August 26, 2005No. 16-00315PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION RE: 1) PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT; 2) VARIOUS MOTIONS TO DISMISS; AND 3) THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SPOKANE’S CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

PATRICIA C. WILLIAMS, Bankruptcy Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This controversy arises under 11 U.S.C. § 541 which is the section of the Bank ruptcy Code which defines property of the bankruptcy estate. The Catholic Diocese of Spokane voluntarily commenced a Chapter 11 reorganization listing numerous parcels and items of real and personal property on its schedules as “property held for another” which property is in the…

2Cases cited56 opinions

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3Cited by10 opinions

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