Smagin v. Yegiazaryan, No. 21-55537, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 16014 (9th Cir. June 10, 2022)
Plaintiff, a Russian citizen residing in Russia, obtained an arbitration award against defendant, a Russian citizen residing in California. Plaintiff domesticated the arbitration award, securing a judgment against defendant in a federal district court in California so that plaintiff could execute on defendant's California assets. Thereafter, defendant engaged in a series of complex domestic and foreign efforts to shelter his… Read More