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Stansell v. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)

District Court, M.D. Florida

Decided July 22, 2015No. CASE NO: 8:09-cv-2308-T-26MAPPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

RICHARD A. LAZZARA, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

THIS CAUSE comes before the Court on the issue of whether Florida’s garnishment statutes, see Chapter 77, Florida Statutes, have extraterritorial effect. This issue came to light in the Answer of Garnishee Deutsche Bank Trust Company *1338Americas to the Writ of Garnishment (Dkt. 1017) and the Amended Answer of Garnishee the Bank of New York Mellon to the Writ of Execution/Garnishment Relating to Grupo Arosffan Empre Participa-coes and Ovias Trading, S.A. (Dkt. 1015). These Answers responded to writs of garnishment that were directed to bank…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  2. Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Keith Stansell v. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia, (FARC)Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
  4. United States v. One Lear Jet Aircraft, Serial No. 35a-280, Registration No. Yn-Bvo, Leybda Corp., Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
  5. Inland Credit Corp. v. M/T Bow EgretCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. Carlos Eduardo Marron, Maria Marron, C.R., a minor, and S.A., a minor, Plaintiffs/Judgment Creditors v. Nicolas Maduro Moros, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia, Cartel of the Suns, Vladimir Padrino Lopez, Maikel Jose Moreno Perez, Nestor Luis Reverol Torres, Tarek William Saab, and Tareck El Aissami, Defendants/Judgment DebtorsDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2026
  4. Linstol USA, LLC v. Midway Advanced Products, LLCDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2020
  5. Navy Federal Credit Union v. Veros Credit, LLC, Anthony Tyrone Williams, and Latrenda Anntonette WilliamsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2026

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