A judge has rejected a bankruptcy plan put forward by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland after it filed for Chapter 11 ...

Judge William Lafferty said the diocese had not settled bankruptcy requirements and did not qualify for a special religious ...

A federal judge has slammed the door on a controversial plan by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland to emerge from ...

A federal bankruptcy judge has rejected a plan from the Diocese of Oakland that would resolve nearly 350 sexual abuse claims and chart a path out of Chapter 11. Plaintiffs’ attorneys celebrated the ...

A federal judge has rejected the Oakland Catholic Diocese’s fourth bankruptcy plan, finding that its case for special treatment and some financial estimates fell short, sending the diocese and sexual ...

Attorneys representing the Diocese of Oakland in its ongoing bankruptcy case are seeking to seal the names of priests and other church employees accused of sexually abusing children or aiding in ...

The Diocese of Oakland is denying allegations that it poured tens of millions of dollars into a diocesan fund in order to avoid a payout to survivors of clergy sexual abuse. A Dec. 11 filing by ...

The Diocese of Oakland, California, filed a formal Chapter 11 reorganization plan Nov. 8 in an effort to settle some 345 claims of sexual abuse. If approved by the court, the move — which follows the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (KRON) — A dozen Catholic Churches across the East Bay are closing, Diocese of Oakland Archbishop Michael C. Barber announced in a ...