Ex Parte Lyon Financial Services, Inc.

Lyon Financial Services, Inc. ("Lyon"), petitions for a writ of mandamus directing the Jefferson Circuit Court (Bessemer Division) to vacate its order staying execution of a domesticated judgment entered by a Minnesota district court. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

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Lyon is a Minnesota corporation engaged in the business of providing financing for the purchase or lease of business equipment. Lyon entered into a financing agreement with Buddy's Marineland, Inc. ("Buddy's"), an Alabama corporation, whereby Lyon provided financing to Buddy's for it to purchase computer equipment from…