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title: "List the foreign judgment facts before any registration"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/register-a-foreign-money-judgment-for-enforcement/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A46-W20261018-5-US"
practice_area: "Debt Recovery & Civil Enforcement"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List the foreign judgment facts before any registration

> List the foreign court, the date, the sum, and the currency the judgment states. Do not register it and do not say a federal statute makes it enforceable.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/register-a-foreign-money-judgment-for-enforcement/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Debt Recovery & Civil Enforcement](https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List the foreign court, the date, the sum, and the currency the judgment states. Do not register it and do not say a federal statute makes it enforceable. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide the path, and you prepare any filing. Section 1963 covers a money or property judgment of a court of appeals, district court, bankruptcy court, or the Court of International Trade. It does not cover a judgment of a court of another country, and it does not cover a state-court judgment. Do not file a foreign-country judgment under that section. Rule 69(a)(1) sends execution procedure to the state where the federal court is located, unless a federal statute governs. No state statute for recognizing a foreign-country money judgment was opened. You open that statute, and you confirm the judgment is final and for a sum the paper states, before you take a step. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Register a foreign money judgment for enforcement](https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/register-a-foreign-money-judgment-for-enforcement.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the foreign court, the date, the sum, and the currency the judgment states. Do not register it and do not say a federal statute makes it enforceable.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not treat a sister-state judgment as a § 1963 registration. No full-faith-and-credit statute was opened.
- The list is not a petition. You write any request to a court.

## Sources

- [28 U.S.C. § 1963 (registration of judgments for enforcement in other districts)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1963) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 69](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_69) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_11) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*