Michigan Laws 691.1175 – Foreign judgment; stay of enforcement
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(1) If the judgment debtor shows the circuit court, the district court, or a municipal court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the stay of execution expires or is vacated, upon proof that the judgment debtor has furnished the security for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the state in which it was rendered.
(2) If the judgment debtor shows the circuit court, the district court, or a municipal court any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of the circuit court, the district court, or a municipal court of this state would be stayed, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period, upon requiring the same security for satisfaction of the judgment that is required in this state.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 691.1175
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- foreign judgment: means any judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other court that is entitled to full faith and credit in this state. See Michigan Laws 691.1172
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o