Stay of proceedings pending appeal of foreign-country judgment

1. Law
2. District of Columbia Code
3. Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]
4. Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees
5. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments
6. Stay of proceedings pending appeal of foreign-country judgment

If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign-country judgment is pending or will be taken, the court may stay any proceedings with regard to the foreign-country judgment until the:

(1) Appeal is concluded;

(2) Time for appeal expires; or

(3) Appellant has had sufficient time to prosecute the appeal and has failed to do so.

(Feb. 24, 2012, D.C. Law 19-86, § 2(b), 58 DCR 11186.)

Editor's Notes

Uniform Law: This section is based on § 8 of the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.

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