Legal Opinion
Del Prado v. BN DEVELOPMENT CO., INC.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 5, 2010No. 09-10581PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the question of whether a judgment entered in one federal court and then registered in a second federal court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1963, may be re-registered and enforced in a third federal court, a process termed “successive registration.” Under § 1963, a judgment from one federal court that is registered in another federal court “shall have the same effect as a judgment of the district court of the district where registered and may be enforced in like manner.” This statutory language, together with the authorities cited below, persuade us…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- In Re Katrina Canal Breaches LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- Templet v. Hydrochem Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Stoll v. GottliebSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Maximo HILAO, Class Plaintiffs, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ESTATE OF Ferdinand MARCOS, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Swezey v. LynchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Fidelity National Financial v. Colin FriedmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
- De Leon v. MarcosDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2010
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