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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 170.8

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 170.8

When there is no judge of a court qualified to hear an action or proceeding, the clerk shall forthwith notify the Chairman of the Judicial Council of that fact. The judge assigned by the Chairman of the Judicial Council shall hear the action or proceeding at the time fixed theref

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 170.9

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 170.9

(a) A judge shall not accept gifts from a single source in a calendar year with a total value of more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). This section shall not be construed to authorize the receipt of gifts that would otherwise be prohibited by the Code of Judicial Ethics ado

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.10

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.10

As used in this chapter: (a) “Judgment creditor” means the person or persons who can bring an action to enforce a sister state judgment. (b) “Judgment debtor” means the person or persons against whom an action to enforce a sister state judgment can be brought. (c) “Sister state j

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.15

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.15

(a) A judgment creditor may apply for the entry of a judgment based on a sister state judgment by filing an application pursuant to Section 1710.20. (b) The application shall be executed under oath and shall include all of the following: (1) A statement that an action in this sta

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.20

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.20

(a) An application for entry of a judgment based on a sister state judgment shall be filed in a superior court. (b) Subject to the power of the court to transfer proceedings under this chapter pursuant to Title 4 (commencing with Section 392) of Part 2, the proper county for the

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.25

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.25

(a) Upon the filing of the application, the clerk shall enter a judgment based upon the application for the total of the following amounts as shown therein: (1) The amount remaining unpaid under the sister state judgment. (2) The amount of interest accrued on the sister state jud

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.30

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.30

(a) Notice of entry of judgment shall be served promptly by the judgment creditor upon the judgment debtor in the manner provided for service of summons by Article 3 (commencing with Section 415.10) of Chapter 4 of Title 5 of Part 2. Notice shall be in a form prescribed by the Ju

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.35

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.35

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a judgment entered pursuant to this chapter shall have the same effect as an original money judgment of the court and may be enforced or satisfied in like manner.

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.40

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.40

(a) A judgment entered pursuant to this chapter may be vacated on any ground which would be a defense to an action in this state on the sister state judgment, including the ground that the amount of interest accrued on the sister state judgment and included in the judgment entere

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.45

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.45

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a writ of execution on a judgment entered pursuant to this chapter shall not issue, nor may the judgment be enforced by other means, until at least 30 days after the judgment creditor serves notice of entry of the judgment upon th

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.50

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.50

(a) The court shall grant a stay of enforcement where: (1) An appeal from the sister state judgment is pending or may be taken in the state which originally rendered the judgment. Under this paragraph, enforcement shall be stayed until the proceedings on appeal have been conclude

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.55

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.55

No judgment based on a sister state judgment may be entered pursuant to this chapter in any of the following cases: (a) A stay of enforcement of the sister state judgment is currently in effect in the sister state. (b) An action based on the sister state judgment is currently pen

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.60

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.60

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), nothing in this chapter affects any right a judgment creditor may have to bring an action to enforce a sister state judgment. (b) No action to enforce a sister state judgment may be brought where a judgment based on such sister state jud

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.65

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1710.65

The entry of a judgment based on a sister state judgment pursuant to this chapter does not limit the right of the judgment creditor to bring an action based on the part of a judgment of a sister state which does not require the payment of money, nor does the bringing of such an a

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1713

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1713

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1714

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1714

As used in this chapter: (a) “Foreign country” means a government other than any of the following: (1) The United States. (2) A state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States. (3) A federally recognized Indian nation, tribe, pueblo, band, or

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1715

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1715

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), this chapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment both: (1) Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money. (2) Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforc

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1716

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1716

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b), (c), (d), and (f), a court of this state shall recognize a foreign-country judgment to which this chapter applies. (b) A court of this state shall not recognize a foreign-country judgment if any of the following apply: (1) The

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1717

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1717

(a) For the purpose of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1716, a foreign court lacks personal jurisdiction over a defendant if either of the following conditions is met: (1) The foreign court lacks a basis for exercising personal jurisdiction that would be sufficient ac

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1718

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1718

(a) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter, the issue of recognition shall be raised by filing an action seeking recognition of the foreign-country judgment. (b) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought in a pending action, the

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1719

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1719

If the court in a proceeding under Section 1718 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this chapter then, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is both of the fol

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1720

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1720

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 ha

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1721

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1721

An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment shall be commenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country or 10 years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country.

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1722

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1722

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1723

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Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 1723

This chapter does not prevent the recognition under principles of comity or otherwise of a foreign-country judgment not within the scope of this chapter.