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	Cutoff Is for Creditors of Diocese, Not Victims Des Moines Register October 25, 2006 http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061025/NEWS08/610250358/1001/NEWS Davenport — The U.S. Bankruptcy Court has set a Feb. 6 deadline for creditors of the Davenport Catholic Diocese to file claims. That date, however, is not the "bar date" for claims against the diocese brought by abuse victims, according to the victims' attorney. "It is merely a claim date, a tentative deadline for creditors," said Craig Levien of Davenport, who represents the abuse victims. "The diocese still must file a bankruptcy plan and give adequate notice of the final deadline in nationwide, statewide and local newspapers." In addition, the court has scheduled a creditors' meeting for Nov. 8 at the federal courthouse in Davenport. The meeting will be conducted by the bankruptcy trustee, who will ask financial questions of the diocese. The meeting is open to the public. The diocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Oct. 10, saying the move was the only way to compensate the more than two dozen people who have alleged that they were sexually abused as children by diocesan priests and continue to carry out the work of the church, according to Deacon David Montgomery, spokesman for the diocese.
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