Rule 62-III Enforcing Foreign Judgments; Recognizing Foreign-Country Money
TITLE VII. JUDGMENT
Rule Text
Judgments
(a) FOREIGN JUDGMENTS ENTITLED TO FULL FAITH AND CREDIT.
(1) Filing Requirements. A copy of a judgment, decree or order of a court of the United States, or of any other court entitled to full faith and credit in the District of Columbia, may be filed with the clerk by the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's lawyer only if:
(A) the judgment is authenticated in accordance with District of Columbia law;
(B) the judgment is accompanied by a completed version of Civil Action Form 112, "Request to File Foreign Judgment"; and
(C) the filing fee established by the court has been paid.
(2) Effect, Enforcement, and Satisfaction. A foreign judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other court entitled to full faith and credit in the District of Columbia, which is filed with the clerk, has the same effect and is subject to the same procedures, defenses, or proceedings for reopening, vacating, or staying as a judgment of the Superior Court and may be enforced or satisfied in the same manner, subject to the provisions of the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act of 1990, D.C. Code §§ 15-351 to -357 (2012 Repl.).
(b) FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS ENTITLED TO RECOGNITION. The judgment of a court of a foreign country may be entitled to recognition under the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act of 2011, D.C. Code §§ 15-361 to -371 (2012 Repl.). Recognition may be sought in a pending action or as an original matter.