Judgments
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A state law bars any person who owes more than $5,000 in unpaid civil judgments from receiving a marriage license unl...
A state law bars any person who owes more than $5,000 in unpaid civil judgments from receiving a marriage license unless the creditor consents. An engaged couple challenges the law after one partner is denied a license b...
Citations: U.S. Const. amend. XIV, Loving v. Virginia, Zablocki v. Redhail, Obergefell v. Hodges
While several appeals were pending in the Supreme Court from lower federal-court judgments against the United States,...
...al appeals were pending in the Supreme Court from lower federal-court judgments against the United States, Congress enacted a statute providing: "The Supreme Court shall have no appellate jurisdiction over this category...
Citations: U.S. Const. art. III, sec. 2, Ex parte McCardle, United States v. Klein, Marbury v. Madison
A foreign-country judgment awards $1 million to private injured residents as compensation, $2 million to the foreign...
...nalty components of a foreign judgment. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, Judgment-recognition principles
Citations: Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, Judgment-recognition principles
In a first action, a court after trial decided that a traffic light was red. In a later action arising from the same...
...er states the ordinary issue preclusion rule. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
A company obtains a final civil money judgment in Country Q and seeks recognition in State A court. Which statement b...
...cognition framework? The correct answer distinguishes foreign-country judgments from sister-state judgments. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, Comity principles
Citations: Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, Comity principles
A defendant failed to answer a first negligence suit, and the court entered a default judgment. A different plaintiff...
...ccurate about issue preclusion? The correct answer states why default judgments usually fail issue preclusion. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
A first judgment for the defendant rested on two independent grounds, either one of which would have supported the re...
...ernative-ground problem for issue preclusion. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
A judgment debtor resists recognition of a foreign-country money judgment by proving that the foreign judicial system...
...answer identifies a central nonrecognition ground for foreign-country judgments. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, Due process principles
Citations: Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, Due process principles
A plaintiff loses a final judgment on the merits after suing a contractor for breach of a renovation contract. The pl...
...nswer states the basic claim preclusion rule. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
After a truck collision, Driver sued Carrier Co. in state court for negligence. Carrier Co. failed to answer, and the...
...sue preclusion and the default-judgment trap. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles, General federal preclusion principles
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles, General federal preclusion principles
Country R entered a final judgment against Company, a State F corporation, after a pollution incident at Company's Co...
...ment State F should recognize and enforce. Address compensatory money judgments, taxes, fines or penalties, public policy, inconsistent judgments, and partial recognition. This essay tests foreign-cou...
Citations: Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, Comity principles, Judgment-recognition defenses
Exporter, a Country Q company, sued Retailer, a State A corporation, in Country Q court for the unpaid price of goods...
...ent. Address the distinction between sister-state and foreign-country judgments, finality, personal juris...
Citations: Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, Comity principles, Due process principles
In Suit 1, Homeowner sued Builder for water damage. After trial, the court entered judgment for Builder on two indepe...
...ternative-ground problem in issue preclusion. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles, Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles, Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore
Parties settle a first lawsuit and the court enters a dismissal with prejudice. The settlement agreement says nothing...
...lements without overstating issue preclusion. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Riverbend Brewery hired CleanFlow Inc. to install a new filtration system. After the system failed and ruined a large...
...claim under a new theory. Taylor v. Sturgell, Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Citations: Taylor v. Sturgell, Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
A federal case has two plaintiffs, three defendants, and six claims. The district court dismisses all claims against...
...wer gives the exact Rule 54(b) gateway for appeals from partial final judgments. Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b), 28 U.S.C. 1291
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b), 28 U.S.C. 1291
A construction owner sued a general contractor and an architect in federal court. The complaint asserted breach of co...
...judgment motions on appeal timing. This essay tests finality, partial judgments, and appeal timing after post-judgment motions. 28 U.S.C. 1291, Fed. R. Civ....
Citations: 28 U.S.C. 1291, Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b), Fed. R. App. P. 3, Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1), Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(4)
A newspaper challenged a state campaign-finance disclosure law in state court. The state supreme court rejected the n...
...e-and-independent-state-ground limit on Supreme Court review of state judgments. U.S. Const. art. III, sec. 2, Michigan v. Long
Citations: U.S. Const. art. III, sec. 2, Michigan v. Long
After a federal jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, the judge orally stated that judgment would be entered. Th...
...g civil judgment entry and avoids confusing oral rulings with entered judgments. Fed. R. Civ. P. 58, Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(7)
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 58, Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(7)
Congress asked the Supreme Court to issue a formal opinion advising whether a proposed bill would be constitutional b...
...y these four matters. This essay tests advisory opinions, declaratory judgments, Supreme Court state-court review, adequate independent state grounds, and jurisdiction stripping. U.S. Const. art. III, Marbury v. Madison...
Citations: U.S. Const. art. III, Marbury v. Madison, Muskrat v. United States, Michigan v. Long, Ex parte McCardle, United States v. Klein
Creditor obtains a final valid money judgment against Debtor in State A. Debtor moves to State B, where Creditor seek...
...t answer states the basic full faith and credit rule for sister-state judgments. U.S. Constitution Article IV, Section 1, 28 U.S.C. 1738
Citations: U.S. Constitution Article IV, Section 1, 28 U.S.C. 1738
Creditor sued Debtor in State A. Debtor had no contacts with State A, was served in State B, and did not appear. Cred...
...te? The correct answer applies the collateral-attack rule for default judgments. Due process personal-jurisdiction principles, Full faith and credit principles
Citations: Due process personal-jurisdiction principles, Full faith and credit principles