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

Current through October 23, 2012

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.

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

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Legislative History of Laws

For history of Law 19-86, see notes under § 15-361.

Uniform Law

This section is based on § 8 of the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act. See Vol. 13, Part II, Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition or ULA Database on Westlaw.