Code Civ. Proc., § 1720 · Chapter 2. Foreign-Country Money Judgments
Code Civ. Proc., § 1720
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If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign-country judgment is pending or will be taken in the foreign country, the court may stay any proceedings with regard to the foreign-country judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the appellant has had sufficient time to prosecute the appeal and has failed to do so.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 212, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.
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