CALIFORNIA
The Record
By Kevin Parrish
Record Staff Writer
February 08, 2014
SACRAMENTO – A retired bankruptcy judge from Reno has been appointed mediator in the Chapter 11 reorganization case of the Catholic Diocese of Stockton.
Gregg W. Zive, 68, is expected to convene mediation sessions between diocese attorneys and those representing creditors within 30 days. He retired from the federal bench in 2011 but serves when needed.
Zive was appointed by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. Klein, who is overseeing both the diocese’s bankruptcy and the Chapter 9 bankruptcy of the city of Stockton.
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Court filings in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of the Catholic Diocese of Stockton can be viewed on the website of the Sacramento law firm of Felderstein, Fitzgerald, Willoughby & Pascuzzi. Here’s how:
Last month, Stockton’s became the 10th diocese in the United States for file for bankruptcy protection. It took the dramatic legal step because of the financial drain from continuing court settlements stemming from sex-abuse lawsuits. Over the past two decades, the diocese has spent $32 million in legal fees and settlements.
Zive, past president of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, helped mediate the bankruptcy cases of the Diocese of Spokane, Wash., and the city of San Bernardino.
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