Legal Opinion
Connecticut Bank of Commerce v. Republic of Congo
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided July 20, 2006No. Civ. 05-762-SLRPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SUE L. ROBINSON, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Connecticut Bank of Commerce (“CBC”) obtained a money judgment in March 2000 against defendant, the Republic of Congo (“the ROC”), in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. 1 (D.I. 1 at ¶ 3) CBC’s assignee, Af-Cap, Inc. (“Af-Cap”), filed a judgment action in the State of Delaware on August 30, 2005, and garnishee, CMS Nomeco Congo LLC (“CMS”), removed. (D.I.l) Presently before the court is Af-Cap’s motion to remand. (D.I.3)
II. BACKGROUND
As a result of a default by the ROC, a money judgment exceeding 13 million dollars was…
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