View original fileUNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Franciscan Friars of California, Inc. Chapter 11 Reorganization Proceeding
(Case No. 23-41723 WJL)
NOTICE OF HEARING ON, AND OBJECTION DEADLINE FOR, CONFIRMATION OF THE SECOND AMENDED JOINT PLAN OF REORGANIZATION FOR THE FRANCISCAN
FRIARS OF CALIFORNIA, INC. DATED JUNE 22, 2026
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Franciscan Friars of California, Inc. (the “Debtor”), the debtor in bankruptcy case number 23-41723, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (“Court”) and its Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (collectively, the “Plan Proponents”) filed the Second Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization for The Franciscan Friars of California, Inc. Dated June 22, 2026, [Docket No. 1731] (including any subsequent amendments there, “Plan”). A hearing on confirmation of the Plan (the “Confirmation Hearing”) will begin at 9:00 a.m. (prevailing Pacific time) on September 24, 2026.
The Confirmation Hearing may be adjourned or continued from time to time by the Court or jointly by the Plan Proponents without further notice except as announced in open court or as filed on the Court’s docket. The Plan may be modified before, during, or as a result of the Confirmation Hearing, in each case without further notice to parties in interest.
Objections to confirmation of the Plan must: (a) be in writing; (b) conform to the Bankruptcy Rules and the Local Rules; (c) state the name and address of the objecting party and the amount and nature of the Claim or interest of such party; (d) state with particularity the basis and nature of any objection to the Plan; and (e) be filed, together with proof of service, with the Court and served so as to be received not later than August 19, 2026 (the “Confirmation Objection Deadline”), by (i) counsel to the Debtor, Binder Malter Harris & Rome- Banks LLP, Attn: Robert G. Harris (rob@bindermalter.com), Julie H. Rome-Banks (julie@bindermalter.com), and Reno Fernandez (reno@bindermalter.com); (ii) the U.S. Trustee, Attn: Jason Blumberg (jason.blumberg@ usdoj.gov); (iii) counsel to the Committee, Keller Benvenutti Kim LLP, Attn: Gabrielle L. Albert (galbert@ kbkllp.com), Lowenstein Sandler LLP, Attn: Jeffrey D. Prol (jprol@lowenstein.com) and Brent Weisenberg (bweisenberg@lowenstein.com), and Burns Bair LLP, Attn: Timothy W. Burns (tburns@burnsbair.com) and Jesse J. Bair (jbair@burnsbair.com); and (iv) those who have formally appeared and requested service in this case under Bankruptcy Rule 2002. All objections not timely filed and served in accordance with the provisions set forth above are hereby deemed waived and will not be considered by the Court.
IF CONFIRMED, THE PLAN SHALL BIND ALL HOLDERS OF CLAIMS AGAINST AND INTERESTS IN THE DEBTOR TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH HOLDER WILL RECEIVE OR RETAIN ANY PROPERTY OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY UNDER THE PLAN, HAS FILED A PROOF OF CLAIM IN THIS CHAPTER 11 CASE, FAILED TO VOTE TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THE PLAN, OR VOTED TO REJECT THE PLAN.
ARTICLE XII OF THE PLAN CONTAINS CERTAIN RELEASE, EXCULPATION, AND INJUNCTION PROVISIONS THAT MAY MATERIALLY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS AGAINST THE DEBTOR AND THIRD-PARTY NON-DEBTORS. YOU SHOULD REVIEW THESE PROVISIONS CAREFULLY.