Legal Opinion
Ahmad Hamad Al Gosaibi & Brothers Company v. Standard Chartered Bank
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 4, 2014No. 13-CV-660 & 13-CV-1415PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Associate Judge:
The Constitution of the United States and 28 U.S.C. § 1738 (2012) require states of the Union to give full faith and credit to judgments rendered by other states. By contrast, judgments rendered in foreign countries are not entitled to full faith and credit, but they may be recognized by individual states as a matter of comity. The question presented in this case, an issue of first impression for us, is whether a New York judgment that simply recognized a judgment issued in Bahrain is entitled to full faith and credit in the District of Columbia. We hold that it is not.
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Burger King Corp. v. RudzewiczSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Milliken v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
24 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Commissions Import Export, S.A. v. Republic of the CongoDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
- Spellman v. BolandDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2016
- Corcoran Gallery of Art v. PettyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2023
- District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department v. PorterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2025
- JAMES DAVID SPELLMAN v. JOSEPH BOLAND, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL JOSEPH KELLYDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2016