Societe Civile Succession Richard Guino v. Redstar Corp.

Opinion

MOSK, J.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs and appellants Societe Civile Succession Richard Guiño, a French trust; Alain Renoir; and Jacques Renoir brought an action to enforce in California an April 8, 1998 French judgment (French judgment) against defendants Redstar Corporation, Jean-Emmanuel Renoir, and Louise Hernandez. The Los Angeles Superior Court (trial court) enforced a portion of the French judgment for 30,000 French francs, 1 but denied enforcement of that portion of the French judgment for 3 million francs as being a provisional remedy that was not enforceable under California’s…