Legal Opinion
Republic of Rwanda v. Uwimana (In re Uwimana)
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 14, 2001No. Nos. 01-1021, 01-1022PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part and vacated in part by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge WIDENER and Judge NIEMEYER joined.
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge.
This appeal stems from a Chapter 7 petition for bankruptcy relief, filed by the former Rwandan Ambassador to the United States, Aloys Uwimana, and his wife, Emma D. Uwimana. The Republic of Rwanda initiated an adversary proceeding in that case in which it alleged that Aloys Uwimana owed it a nondischargeable debt arising from “defalcation” while acting in his fiduciary capacity as ambassador. See 11 U.S.C. §…
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