Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney's Association

Once the default is set aside by the California Superior Court the foreign judgment creditor will ask the California State Court to extend Comity to the Courts of Lebanon by entering a California judgment pursuant to the Lebanon judgment. The Judgment Debtor's primary defense to California's exercise of Comity would normally involve a due process attack on the foreign proceeding and the foreign judgment. If the foreign judgment is a default judgment that was entered against a Defendant who wasn't served with process it can be successfully challenged in the California courts. If the foreign judgment was issued against a Defendant who was not subject to the foreign court's personal jurisdiction it can successfully be challenged in California. If the foreign judgment was issued against a Defendant who was denied notice and an opportunity to be heard and defend himself in the foreign proceeding the California Courts will not enforce the foreign judgment. A foreign judgment challenged as legally or factually erroneous will nevertheless be enforceable in California if fair procedures were followed by the foreign court. Harry Rebhuhn

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PC needs to file a ch 7. He has the typical mortgage and credit card debt.
He also has a large default judgment (1.5M) based on a foreign judgment
(Beirut Lebanon) for fraud, embezzlement etc. He asserts he had no notice
of the California proceeding for entry of judgment. A civil attorney
believes he can remove the default judgment but he is not sure how to fight
foreign judgment. PC is in this country on political asylum and we are not
sure if that is an issue. It has been suggested that he file a Ch 7, list
the default judgment as unsecured and let the complaining party file an
adversary proceeding if they object. Im not convinced that is a good way
to go.
Does anyone have any suggestions, besides punting?
Larry Webb
email Larry@Webbklaw.com
Law Office of Larry Webb
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PC needs to file a ch 7. He has the typical mortgage and
credit card debt. He also has a large default judgment (1.5M) based on a foreign
judgment (Beirut Lebanon) for fraud, embezzlement etc. He asserts he had no
notice of the California proceeding for entry of judgment. A civil attorney believes
he can remove the default judgment but he is not sure how to fight foreign judgment.
PC is in this country on political asylum and we are not sure if that is an
issue. It has been suggested that he file a Ch 7, list the default judgment
as unsecured and let the complaining party file an adversary proceeding if they
object. I’m not convinced that is a good way to go.

Does anyone have any suggestions, besides punting?

Larry Webb
email Larry@Webbklaw.com
Law Office of Larry Webb
484 Mobil Ave. Suite 43
Camarillo California 93010
805 987 1400
Fax 805 987 2866
WARNING And Tax disclaimer
This E-mail is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C.
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further information, please contact the originator of this message.
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U.S. federal tax advice provided in this communication is not intended or
written to be used, and it cannot be used by the recipient or any other
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the recipient or any other taxpayer, or (ii) in promoting, marketing or
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