On July 25, 2025, Judge Klein granted four Survivors relief from the automatic stay to pursue their cases against the Diocese and affiliated co-defendants in state court. The automatic stay is a mechanism in bankruptcy cases that “stays” or suspends actions, including lawsuits, against the bankrupt entity for the duration of the bankruptcy case. Here, when the Diocese filed for bankruptcy, Survivors were prevented from continuing their lawsuits against the Diocese because of the automatic stay.  With the joint support of the Committee and the Diocese, and over numerous objections from the insurance companies, the Bankruptcy Court modified the automatic stay so that four Survivors can proceed with their cases against the Diocese and affiliated co-defendants in state court. In addition to ending decades of silence about the horrors of abuse within the Diocese, the Committee believes that these cases will spur progress in the ongoing mediation in the bankruptcy case as they (1) will provide information regarding the value of all Survivor claims; and (2) alter the current mediation dynamics, which are ongoing.