Current posture

What matters now

- Case filing & court posture: Diablo Grande Community Facilities District No. 1, a Mello-Roos Community Facilities District in Stanislaus County, California, filed for Chapter 9 protection on November 25, 2025 in the Eastern District of California (Case No. 25-26635). Dkt. 1 Judge Jennifer E. Niemann presides. The District carried approximately $23.5 million in delinquent special tax bond payments at filing. - Petition objections process: Objections to the chapter 9 petition are due by April 3, 2026. Dkt. 23 If no timely objections are filed, the petition shall be deemed an order for relief. If objections are filed, a status conference is scheduled for April 15, 2026 to consider next steps. - Restructuring plan & relief: The Debtor filed for chapter 9 following declaration of a fiscal emergency due to insufficient special tax revenues and the Stanislaus County Tax Collector's threat of a tax sale on the District's 103 foreclosed properties. Dkt. 15 The District intends to propose a plan for adjustment of its debts after order for relief is granted. - Case status: The case remains in early procedural…

Updated May 13, 2026