Official Comm. of Unsecured Creditors v. Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (In Re Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis)

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

*947 The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the "Committee") appeals the district court's 1 affirmance of the bankruptcy court's 2 decision to deny the Committee's motion for substantive consolidation of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (the "Archdiocese" or "Debtor") and over 200 affiliated non-profit non-debtors (collectively, the "Targeted Entities"). In extraordinary circumstances, the broad equitable powers under 11 U.S.C. § 105 (a) grant the bankruptcy court the authority to substantively consolidate certain entities. The court's powers under §…