A federal bankruptcy judge in Baltimore on Monday granted a request for clergy sex abuse survivors to again address the court.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore filed for bankruptcy almost two years ago. The debtor is the church, and the creditors include almost 1,000 clergy sex abuse survivors.

In her written opinion, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michelle Harner granted the third opportunity so parties can get an understanding of the case and address the court, based on certain conditions. Under one of the conditions, “survivors participating in the status conference must establish that they have filed proofs of claim in this case and are parties in interest.”

The judge’s opinion specifies that the status conference “is intended by the court to allow survivors, as parties in interest, to have acce

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