Diocese of Gallup Seeks More Time to Reach Deal with Victims

By Tom Corrigan
Dow Jones & Company
August 13, 2014

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup, N.M., has asked a federal judge for an additional eight months under bankruptcy-court protection to continue negotiations with more than 100 individuals who allege they were sexually abused by clergy members.

The church's exclusivity period, during which sexual-abuse claimants or others are barred from filing their own reorganization proposals, is set to expire Sept. 8....