· 2/11/1977
United States of America for the Use and Benefit of Hi-Way Electric Co. v. The Home Indemnity Company, and Pathman Construction Co., Defendants
Citations
- 549 F.2d 10
- 23 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 388
- 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 10071
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that a district court wherein a judgment is registered has more than merely ministerial powers in the enforcement proceedings, although noting that these powers have not been precisely defined
- stating that a district court wherein a judgment is registered has more than merely ministerial powers in the enforcement proceedings, although noting that these powers have not been precisely defined
- reversing the court of registration’s “mechanical” enforcement of the registered judgment and remanding for an exercise of that court’s discretion as to whether a Rule 62(f) stay of execution of judgment was appropriate
- a motion under Fed.R.Civ.P. 62(f) for stay of execution of a registered judgment is addressed to the sound discretion of the registering court
- a proposed class with 110 members “clearly [included] a 13 sufficient number to meet the numerosity requirements”
- order denying stay of enforcement of judgment is appealable
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Judges: Swygert, Pell, Campbell
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