Legal Opinion
University of Virginia v. Robertson
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided January 27, 2000No. 5:99cv00046PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KISER, Senior District Judge.
Before me now is an appeal from a bankruptcy court order denying a motion to dismiss submitted by appellant University of Virginia (“UVA”). UVA, by and through the Commonwealth of Virginia (“Virginia”), argues that sovereign immunity bars the proceeding initiated against them in the bankruptcy court.
The Attorney General of Virginia fully briefed the issue. The pro se appellee provides no timely filed brief. No oral argument was requested or heard. Thus, this motion is ripe for disposition. For the reasons set forth herein, the bankruptcy court’s…
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