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_________________________ Karen A. Overstreet U.S. Bankruptcy Judge

(Dated as of Entered on Docket date above)

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON Chapter 11 Case No. 11-22820-RDD Southern District of New York (Jointly Administered)

THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS INSTITUTE, et al., Debtors. B.L. and B.S., Plaintiffs, vs. CORPORATION OF THE CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF SEATTLE, a sole corporation; CONGREGATION OF CHRISTIAN BROTHERS; CONGREGATION OF CHRISTIAN BROTHERS-NORTH AMERICAN PROVINCE a/k/a WESTERN PROVINCE a/k/a EASTERN PROVINCE a/k/a AMERICAN PROVINCE; CHRISTIAN BROTHER INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA; CHRISTIAN BROTHER INSTITUTE OF MICHIGAN, Defendants.

No. 12-2-08139-5 SEA (Removed from the Superior Court of the State of Washington, King County) Adv. Pro. 12-01396-KAO EX PARTE - ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO TRANSFER RELATED CASES FROM THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON TO THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK (WHITE PLAINS DIVISION)

PATTERSON BUCHANAN FOBES & LEITCH, INC., P.S. 2112 Third Avenue, Suite 500 Seattle WA 98121 Tel. 206.462.6700 Fax 206.462.6701

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Upon the motion, dated June 12, 2012 (the Motion) to transfer the above-referenced adversary proceeding from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York; and upon the memorandum of law, dated June 12, 2012 in support thereof; and authorities and argument that have been presented to this Court; and it appearing to the Court that the Motion is one properly brought under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. 157(b)(5) and/or Rule 7087 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure; and it further appearing that the transfer of the abovecaptioned adversary proceeding will facilitate the economical and efficient administration of

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ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the clerk of the court is hereby directed to transfer above-captioned adversary proceeding from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (White Plains Division). Nothing in this Order prevents the debtor or any other party from filing a motion to remand this adversary proceeding. \\\ End of Order \\\ Presented by: PATTERSON BUCHANAN FOBES & LEITCH, INC., P.S. By:______s/ Michael A. Patterson_____________ Michael A. Patterson, WSBA No. 7976 2112 Third Avenue, Suite 500 Seattle, Washington 98121 Telephone: (206) 462-6700 Facsimile: (206) 462-6701 Email: map@pattersonbuchanan.com Attorneys for Party-in-Interest Corporation of the Catholic Archbishop of Seattle
PATTERSON BUCHANAN FOBES & LEITCH, INC., P.S. 2112 Third Avenue, Suite 500 Seattle WA 98121 Tel. 206.462.6700 Fax 206.462.6701

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THE HONORABLE KAREN A. OVERSTREET

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON Chapter 11 Case No. 11-22820-RDD Southern District of New York (Jointly Administered) No. 12-2-08139-5 SEA (Removed from the Superior Court of the State of Washington, King County) Adv. Pro. 12-01396-KAO CORPORATION OF THE CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF SEATTLE, a sole corporation; CONGREGATION OF CHRISTIAN BROTHERS; CONGREGATION OF CHRISTIAN BROTHERS-NORTH AMERICAN PROVINCE a/k/a WESTERN PROVINCE a/k/a EASTERN PROVINCE a/k/a AMERICAN PROVINCE; CHRISTIAN BROTHERS INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA; CHRISTIAN BROTHERS INSTITUTE OF MICHIGAN, Defendants. DECLARATION OF NO OBJECTION

THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS INSTITUTE, et al., Debtors.

I, MICHAEL A. PATTERSON, states and declares as follows:

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I am over eighteen (18) years of age, competent to testify, and make this

declaration based on my personal knowledge or well informed belief. I am an attorney of record for Corporation of the Catholic Archbishop of Seattle in the above-referenced matter. 2. As required by Rule 9013-1(f) of the Local Bankruptcy Rules for the Western

District of Washington, I further state: a. The Archdioceses Motion to Transfer Related Cases from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (White Plains Division) was served on June 12,

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b. No objection to the Archdioceses Motion was timely received.

I hereby certify under penalty of perjury of the laws of the State of Washington that the foregoing is true and correct.

DATED this 25th day of September, 2012. PATTERSON BUCHANAN FOBES & LEITCH LEITCH, INC., P.S. Attorneys for Party-in-Interest Corporation of the Catholic Archbishop of Seattle

By:______s/ Michael A. Patterson_____________ Michael A. Patterson, WSBA No. 7976 2112 Third Avenue, Suite 500 Seattle, Washington 98121 Telephone:(206) 462-6700 Facsimile: (206) 462-6701 Email: map@pattersonbuchanan.com

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THE HONORABLE KAREN A. OVERSTREET

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON Chapter 11 Case No. 11-22820-RDD Southern District of New York (Jointly Administered) No. 12-2-08139-5 SEA (Removed from the Superior Court of the State of Washington, King County) Adv. Pro. 12-01396-KAO CORPORATION OF THE CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF SEATTLE, a sole corporation; CONGREGATION OF CHRISTIAN BROTHERS; CONGREGATION OF CHRISTIAN BROTHERS-NORTH AMERICAN PROVINCE a/k/a WESTERN PROVINCE a/k/a EASTERN PROVINCE a/k/a AMERICAN PROVINCE; CHRISTIAN BROTHERS INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA; CHRISTIAN BROTHERS INSTITUTE OF MICHIGAN, Defendants. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS INSTITUTE, et al., Debtors.

I hereby certify that on September 25, 2012, I served the foregoing Order Granting Motion to Transfer Related Cases From the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western
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District of Washington to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (White Plains Division) on counsel and the parties by the below method indicated: Attorneys for Plaintiffs Michael T. Pfau Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC Columbia House 403 Columbia Street, Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98104 Facsimile: (206) 623-3624 Telephone: (206) 462-4335 Attorneys for Debtor Scott S. Markowitz Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP 1350 Broadway, 11th Floor New York, NY 10018 Facsimile: (212) 216-8001 Telephone: (212) 216-8000 Congregation of Christian Brothers Jack Mostyn 33 Pryer Terrace New Rochelle, NY 10804 Congregation of Christian Brothers North American Province a/k/a Western Province a/k/a Eastern Province a/k/a American Province Brother Daniel Casey 7412 Monroe Avenue Elizabeth, NJ 07201 Christian Brothers Institute of California Richard K. Hansen Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt PC 1211 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 1900 Portland, OR 97204 Christian Brothers Institute of Michigan John E. Birney, Agent for Service Brother Rice High School 7101 Lahser Rd. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
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Dean R. Nelson, Jr. Charles J. Taunt & Associates, PLLC 700 E. Maple Rd., 2nd Floor Birmingham, MI 48009 Thomas Paul Van Dusen Bodman PLC 201 W. Big Beaver Road Suite 500 Troy, MI 48084

___/s/ Lee P. Gray__________________ Lee P. Gray Patterson Buchanan Fobes & Leitch, Inc., P.S.

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