Listecki ex rel. Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust v. Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (In re Archdiocese of Milwaukee)

DECISION ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

SUSAN V. KELLEY, Bankruptcy Judge.

On April 2, 2007, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee (the “Debtor”) created the Milwaukee Catholic Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust (the “Trust” or the “Cemetery Trust”) to provide for the perpetual care of the Debtor’s cemetery property and grounds. In March 2008, the Debtor funded the Trust by transferring over $55 million to a Trust bank account at U.S. Bank. The Debtor filed a chapter 11 petition on January 4, 2011, and shortly thereafter, the United States Trustee appointed the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the…