- 11 U.S.C.
In re Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Or.
Jun
24
2009
Ruling
Unsealing of appropriately redacted documents relating to sexual abuse claims in debtor diocese granted.
Procedural posture
After various claims on account of alleged sexual abuse of children by employees of debtor, a religious institution, were resolved in private arbitration, movants, including counsel for persons with similar claims, asked the court to publicly release documents that had been produced in discovery, which release involved unsealing of the documents. At issue was whether release was proper under common law, under 11 U.S.C.S. § 107, otherwise.
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