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Embattled Stockton Diocese Nears Bankruptcy Exit; Attorneys and Alleged Victims Speak Out

The Union Democrat

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A Union Democrat report by Alex MacLean, published 11 January 2017, on U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. Klein's confirmation the day before of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockton's consensual Chapter 11 reorganization plan, detailing the 15 million dollar victim fund, the 34 abuse claims filed against the diocese and reaction from attorneys and alleged victims.

Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier
2
Reliability tier 2: a regional daily newspaper's contemporaneous account of the court's confirmation, the judge's name and the plan's dollar figure, corroborated by Jeff Anderson & Associates' independent case summary of the same plan.
Notes
Tier 2: the source for the confirmation date, the judge's name and the 34 claims filed, cross checked against Jeff Anderson & Associates' independent reporting of the same plan.
Citation
Publisher
The Union Democrat
Publication Year
2017
URL
https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2017/01_02/2017_01_11_MacLean_EmbattledStockton.htm
Source Type
news
Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)

This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 connected, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.

Connected

2

Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies

General References

1

Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies

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