Listecki Ex Rel. Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust v. Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Facing financial problems and lawsuits from victims of sexual abuse, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2011. A Creditors’ Committee composed of abuse victims subsequently sought to void a one-time transfer of $55 million from the Archdiocese’s general accounts to a trust earmarked for maintaining cemeteries as fraudulent or preferential under the Bankruptcy Code (the “Code”). The Committee wanted the $55 million included in the Archdiocese’s bankruptcy estate (the “Estate”), making it available to creditors. However, the district court…