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Judgment Against Property Foreign Company In North Carolina
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The Act has been enacted by all states with the exception of California and Vermont, plus the District of Columbia, U.S. Islands, and Puerto Rico.
A party seeking to enforce a foreign judgment must assert a claim in federal or state court to have the judgment “recognised” – in other words, converted into a U.S. judgment and thus considered res judicata (claim preclusive) with respect to other actions between the parties in the recognising jurisdiction.
Enforcement of a Foreign Judgment in the U.S. Under U.S. law, an individual seeking to enforce a foreign judgment, decree or order in this country must file suit before a competent court. The court will determine whether to recognize and enforce the foreign judgment.
Thus a foreign judgment can be enforced in either State or Federal court. The decision as to whether to select the state or federal jurisdiction is particular to the facts of the case. Enforcing the foreign judgment is not straightforward. It is not something that can be accomplished in a few weeks.
— A petition for recognition and/or enforcement of a foreign judgment or decision for support may be filed in the court which has territorial jurisdiction over the place where the petitioner or respondent actually resides, at the election of the petitioner.
North Carolina, like many states, has adopted the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 1C-1701 to 1708). The statute creates a relatively efficient method of filing and enforcing judgments of other states in the North Carolina courts.
Thus a foreign judgment can be enforced in either State or Federal court. The decision as to whether to select the state or federal jurisdiction is particular to the facts of the case. Enforcing the foreign judgment is not straightforward. It is not something that can be accomplished in a few weeks.
The SPEECH Act prohibits any domestic court from recognizing or enforcing a foreign defamation judgment if the foreign jurisdiction's libel laws do not provide as much protection to speech as does the First Amendment and/or the libel law of the state in which the domestic court sits.
Yes. Foreign judgments are routinely recognized in the United States through statutes enacted in each state. The defenses to recognition are limited in these proceedings.
The SPEECH Act prohibits any domestic court from recognizing or enforcing a foreign defamation judgment if the foreign jurisdiction's libel laws do not provide as much protection to speech as does the First Amendment and/or the libel law of the state in which the domestic court sits.
