Global One Financial, Inc. v. Rey

MEMORANDUM OPINION

(March 11, 2011)

Plaintiff Global One Financial, Inc.,1 seeks to domesticate a judgment issued by a Georgian court. Defendant Sherwin D. Rey opposes the action and seeks relief from the Georgia judgment, arguing that it was obtained through fraud and that it was issued by a court lacking personal jurisdiction over Rey. Because the Georgia court fully and fairly litigated the issues of jurisdiction and fraud, the Court rejects Rey’s argument and will domesticate the foreign judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Global One filed suit in the Superior Court of Gwinnett County,…