§ 15-368 — Stay of proceedings pending appeal of foreign-country judgment.

District of Columbia § 15-368

• Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
• Title 15: Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]
• Ch. 3: Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees.
• Subch. II-A: Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments.

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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.

Legislative History

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