Arbor Farms, LLC v. Geostar Corp.

In this postjudgment collection action to enforce a foreign money judgment, defendant appeals by right the trial court’s civil contempt order. Because the trial court had jurisdiction over defendant’s property in Michigan and did not abuse its discretion by appointing a receiver over defendant’s Michigan property or by holding defendant in contempt for its failure to comply with a court order, we affirm.

Between 2001 and 2005, ClassicStar, LLC, which was owned by defendant during this period, engaged in a Ponzi scheme that involved the leasing of thoroughbred racehorses for breeding purposes.…