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Diocese of Buffalo Bankruptcy Notice

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NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT NONTESTIMONIAL STATEMENTS TO BANKRUPTCY COURT

Please take notice that on December 29, 2025, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”) in The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y. (the “Diocese”) entered an order [Docket No. 4471] (the “Nontestimonial Statement Order”)  granting the request of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the “Committee”)  for  the presentation  of  nontestimonial statements (the  “Statements”) in the above captioned bankruptcy case (the “Bankruptcy Case”).

Please take further notice that the hearings for the Statements (the “Statement Sessions”) shall be held at the Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, 2 Niagara Square, Buffalo, New York on the following initial dates:

·January 27, 2026 starting at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern)

  • January 28, 2026 starting at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern)
  • February 25, 2026 starting at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern)
  • February 26, 2026 starting at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern)

Please take further notice, that the Committee, in consultation with the Diocese, may seek to add additional Statement Session dates, if necessary, and subject to the Court’s availability.

Please take further notice that the Statement Sessions will be subject to the following conditions:

  • Statements shall be made in person at the Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, 2 Niagara Square, Buffalo, New York. Persons who are unable to appear in person may request accommodations, including having counsel or another person read a written statement on their behalf, and the Bankruptcy Court will consider whether to grant any other accommodation.
  • Statements should not exceed twenty (20) minutes;
  • No parties in interest shall be expected or allowed to comment or respond to the Statements;
  • No statements or Statements of any party at the Statement Sessions will be considered as evidence in any matter or proceeding, including in the Bankruptcy Case, and no such statements or Statements will carry any evidentiary weight become part of the official record in the Bankruptcy Case.
  • The Statement Sessions will not be transcribed by a court reporter. The audio of the Statement Sessions will be recorded but any such recording shall be sealed and not available to the public or any party in any form except upon an order from the Court following a hearing upon notice to any affected persons or their counsel, counsel for the Diocese, and counsel for the Committee. To the extent the audio recording of a Statement or Statement Session is later released or transcribed pursuant to an order of this Court, such transcript or recording shall be sealed pending further Court order.
  • Persons who have Sexual Abuse Proofs of Claim in the Bankruptcy Case may elect to be identified only by their proof of claim number;
  • Consistent with Judicial Conference policy, no party or member of the public may photograph, video record, audio record, broadcast, televise, or otherwise transmit the Statement Sessions. Any media report concerning the statements made during the Statement Sessions shall not be considered evidence in any matter or proceeding in the Bankruptcy Case.

Please take further notice, any person impacted by the Bankruptcy Case who  would  like  the  opportunity  to  make  a  statement  (a “Speaker”)  should  contact, or, if represented by counsel, should have their counsel contact the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors DioceseBuffaloCommittee@pszjlaw.com or 212-319-5527 by January 15, 2026, and include the Speaker’s, or the Speaker’s counsel’s contact information and the Speaker’s interest in the Bankruptcy Case. Please note it may not be possible to accommodate every request at the scheduled Statement Sessions.

Please take further notice, the Committee shall select the Speakers for each Statement Session, and, at least two business days in advance of the Statement Sessions, counsel for the Committee shall email Chambers with the number of Speakers, in order of expected appearance, and the estimated time allocated to each Statement.

Dated: New York, New York January 7, 2025

PACHULSKI STANG ZIEHL & JONES LLP

Counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors