Once a creditor is armed with
a judgment order of a court of legal jurisdiction, the creditor can proceed to attach or seize assets of the debtor, but only under legal procedures and guidance.
Not exact matches
Flight Centre has unsuccessfully attempted to stay
orders for payment
of $ 11 fine imposed by the
Court in March (see
judgment).
In June»98 a U.S. District
Court in Maryland threw out the suit in summary judgment, ordering Antonious to pay Spalding's court costs and issuing a $ 30,000 sanction against Stroup's law firm, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, for failing to do an adequate prefiling investigation of Antonious's cl
Court in Maryland threw out the suit in summary
judgment,
ordering Antonious to pay Spalding's
court costs and issuing a $ 30,000 sanction against Stroup's law firm, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, for failing to do an adequate prefiling investigation of Antonious's cl
court costs and issuing a $ 30,000 sanction against Stroup's law firm, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, for failing to do an adequate prefiling investigation
of Antonious's claims.
«We also seize this opportunity to call on the government
of President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately obey the
judgment by Honourable Justice Mohammed Idris
of the Federal High
Court, Lagos which
ordered publication
of the spending
of recovered stolen funds by the governments
of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former PresidentUmaru Musa Yar» Adua, and former President Goodluck Jonathan.»
As I said previously, I will speak from a generic viewpoint, we must keep in mind that the «legislative framework» for election is a composite
of four key authorities, namely and in
order of hierarchical authority: The Constitution, the Electoral Act,
judgments of courts of records particularly the Supreme
Court; and the derivative guidelines for election approved by the election management body and l'm talking
of INEC.
In an appeal he filed through his team
of lawyers headed by J.B Daudu, SAN, Saraki prayed for «An
order staying further proceedings in Charge No: CCT / ABJ / 01 / 2015 between Federal Republic
of Nigeria vs Dr. Olubukola Abubakar Saraki fixed for hearing on November 5 and 6, 2015 pending the determination
of the appeal pending before the Supreme
Court against the
judgment of the
Court of Appeal dated October 30, 2015.»
Before filing his application in November, Mr Amidu said: «I have examined the circumstances surrounding the government's reluctance to enforce the
judgment and
orders of the
court with the seriousness which the matter deserves.
I share the view expressed by objective and reasonable members
of the public that because the government was the 1st defendant / respondent against whom the Supreme
Court made declarations of unconstitutional conduct in paying the judgment debt to Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the government has been pretending for purely political reasons at each turn to take steps to enforce the judgment and orders of the court only to deliberately abort
Court made declarations
of unconstitutional conduct in paying the
judgment debt to Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the government has been pretending for purely political reasons at each turn to take steps to enforce the
judgment and
orders of the
court only to deliberately abort
court only to deliberately abort them.
«The further suggestions in Lord Carey's statement that recent
court judgments which have not upheld claims
of unlawful discrimination against Christians in the workplace are a threat to the social
order and a step away from barring Christians from any employment is scaremongering, and a desperate cry from those unrepresentative few who are trying to retain the kind
of privileges for religion that have no place in our society.»
On 26th July 2016, the
court adopted the terms
of settlement signed by the parties as the
judgment of the
court and
ordered the parties to abide by the terms
of the consent
judgment.
Speaking if a Federal High
Court judgment ordering the immediate swearing in of a candidate of the PDP, Umar said nobody has served him with any court order stopping the elec
Court judgment ordering the immediate swearing in
of a candidate
of the PDP, Umar said nobody has served him with any
court order stopping the elec
court order stopping the election.
It is clear from the foregoing that this Government and the Attorney - General were clearly acting mischievously to politicize the excellent work
of the Sole
Judgment Debt Commissioner by connecting the NPP's Attorney - General who merely paid upon the consent
judgment the Supreme
Court had refused to quash by certiorari during the NDC 2 Government as a means
of aborting the further investigations
ordered by the Commissioner.
Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu in his recent epistle said it is clear that the NDC government is «acting mischievously to politicize the excellent work
of the Sole
Judgment Debt Commissioner by connecting the NPP's Attorney - General who merely paid upon the consent
judgment the Supreme
Court had refused to quash by certiorari during the NDC 2 Government as a means
of aborting the further investigations
ordered by the Commissioner.»
«Governor Wike sought an
order of the
court of appeal allowing his appeal and an
order of the
court setting aside the
judgment / decision
of the Rivers state governorship election tribunal.
In the lead
judgment, Justice Agimnullified the July 25, 2013 verdict
of Justice Abdukadir Abdu - Kafarati
of the Federal High
Court in Abuja, who had made an
order of perpetual injunction restraining the EFCC, the Inspector - General
of Police and the AGF, from prosecuting Ubah with respect to the subsidy fraud allegations.
The Supreme
Court in 2014
ordered Mr. Woyome to pay back the amount, after Mr. Martin Amidu challenged the legality
of the
judgment debt paid the businessman, Waterville, and Isofoton.
The Supreme
Court in 2014 subsequently
ordered Mr. Woyome to pay back the GHc 51 million fraudulently taken from the state, after Mr. Amidu challenged the legality
of the
judgment debt paid the businessman and two other companies; Waterville and Isofoton.
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to emulate the culture
of obedience to
court's
order exhibited by the Senate's compliance with the
court judgment on Senator Omo Agege.
«I say with all the strength at my disposal that a cheque drawn by Woyome in favour
of the Economic and Organized Crime Office, which was not a party to the action or the
judgment creditor, can not be a cheque in part payment
of the unconstitutional monies
ordered by the
Court to be refunded to the Republic.
This, despite a
judgment of the High
Court dated 14th September 2014
ordering that all my entitlements shall be paid with interest, together with my constitutional right to one saloon car respected; and that a receipt for all Social Security deductions from my emoluments should be given to me after the payment
of my benefits to enable the SNNIT to ratify my SSNIT benefits?
Describing Fayose as being «the least qualified to be Ekiti governor» when he was chosen as the party candidate, Ogundipe insisted that Fayose, Eddy Olafeso and others at the meeting were in contempt
of the subsisting
judgment and
orders of the
Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division and the Federal High
Court, Lagos.
The NDC and some
of its executive and other members shall never have jurisdiction under the 1992 Constitution to purport to discipline the citizen who single handedly constitutionally exposed their corruption and who holds the final
judgment of the Supreme
Court ordering the refund
of the total amount looted with interest.
«The issue before the trial
court was whether the 1st respondent (PDP) can rubbish the
judgment /
order of the
court for whatever reason and set up a caretaker committee, other claims notwithstanding.
'' For me, I strongly hold the view that there is no dispute on the relevant / essential facts grating the claims
of the appellants which relate to the determination
of the action
of the 1st respondent in setting up a caretaker committee
of the PDP, Anambra State chapter during the pendency
of the
judgment /
order of the Federal High
Court, recognizing the appellants as the persons duly elected to that position.
He described the
court's
judgment on the unlawful escape from custody
of the 13 as «shambolic and theatrical,» and that it will have grave ramifications for law and
order in the country.
``... Accordingly, by this
court's separate decision,
order, and
judgment, dated April 12, 2012, the petition has been denied, and this
court has declared that the formula prescribed in article III, § 4
of the New York Constitution does not forbid New York from increasing the size
of the New York State Senate to 63 seats in 2012.»
In the lead
judgment of a five - man panel headed by the Chief Justice
of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, the apex
court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the certificates
of return issued to them.
In a communiqué issued at the end
of the PDPGF meeting, late Wednesday night in Abuja, the governors frowned at the refusal
of the acting National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, to honour the
judgment of an FCT High
Court which last December
ordered him to vacate office for any other person from the North - East zone.
Justice Jones Dotse in an interview said the
Court was clear in
ordering the removal
of names
of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) card holders from the voters» register, settling a controversial debate over the
judgment.
Reading the communiqué, Chairman
of the forum and governor
of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, said: «We take cognizance
of the
judgment by the
court in Abuja which
ordered the acting chairman to vacate office for any other person from the North - East zone
of Nigeria.
Suffolk lawmakers approved a last - minute resolution to borrow $ 7.8 million to pay off a
court -
ordered judgment against the county for blocking a private firm from installing solar panels in the parking lot
of the Ronkonkoma LIRR station.
Recall that Justice Gabriel Kolawole
of an Abuja Federal High
Court, in his
judgment in December 2016,
ordered the Department
of State Service (DSS) to release El - Zakzaky within 45 days.
On Monday 20th November 2017, the
Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja delivered a
judgment in which it
ordered INEC to conduct the rerun election within 90 days
of the
judgment.
He said, «President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all relevant agencies to compile documents on names
of all looters with a view to promptly enforcing the
judgment of a Federal High
Court in Lagos
ordering the government to release to Nigerians information about the names
of high ranking public officials from whom public funds were recovered.»
«We take cognisance
of the
judgment by the
court in Abuja which
ordered the acting chairman to vacate office for any other person from the North - East zone
of Nigeria.
According to an
order for declaratory
judgment which was sent by Rosenblum to a New York state Supreme
Court judge on Oct. 17, the mayor will seek to nullify a decision by the Democratic majority
of Leon Potok, David Finch and Ilissa Miller on the village board to authorize a ballot referendum that — if passed by public vote on Election Day — would restrict Rosenblum's ability to appoint a village attorney as well as certain land use board members.
Justice Okon Abang delivered separate
judgments in sacking the two legislators on Friday but the enrolled
orders of the
court were certified on Tuesday.
Cor filed a petition in state Supreme
Court in Onondaga County seeking a
judgment of $ 934,849 in back rent from Fort Schuyler Management Co. and an
order evicting the film hub, formally known as the Central New York Hub for Emerging Nano Industries.
But in its
judgment, the
Court dismissed the Senator's action while also
ordering the Commission to serve him personally with the petition and its accompanying documents at least two weeks to the commencement
of the exercise, to enable him prepare adequately for the verification.
The Supreme
Court in 2014
ordered Mr. Woyome to pay back cents 51 million fraudulently taken from the state, after Mr. Martin Amidu, a former Attorney General challenged the legality
of the
judgment debt paid the businessman, Waterville, and Isofoton.
In our first commentary on the Abu Ramadan Cases published here on 30th June, 2016, we put forth the following three propositions in response to certain arguments advanced by others in the wake
of the Supreme
Court's 5th May, 2016,
judgment and
orders.
«Our legal department has asked us to go ahead and obey the
Court of Appeal order against the Federal High court judg
Court of Appeal
order against the Federal High
court judg
court judgment.
Kofi Adams is praying the
court for an
order for «an unconditional retraction and an unqualified apology for the said defamatory comments / broadcast / publication, doing so separately and in the Daily Graphic newspaper, and for same to be given equal prominence as the complained comments / broadcast / publication within 14 days from the day
of judgment.»
On Monday, November 20, 2017, the
Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja delivered
judgment in favour
of Umeh,
ordering INEC to conduct the rerun election within 90 days
of the
judgment, excluding the PDP from contesting in the rerun.
The development is as a result
of the May 4, 2018
judgment of the
Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, dismantling the restraining
orders of the Lagos Division
of the Federal High
Court earlier obtained by the federal lawmaker.
Speaking with our correspondent on Thursday, the Anambra REC said its legal department had studied the
judgments and asked it to go ahead with the election as
ordered by the
court of appeal as against the Tsoho Federal High Court judg
court of appeal as against the Tsoho Federal High
Court judg
Court judgment.
Ghana's Supreme
Court has rejected the
order by the African
Court of Human and People's Rights in Tanzania, asking it to halt proceedings leading to the retrieval
of the Ghc51 million
judgment debt wrongfully paid to businessman Alfred Woyome.
The Supreme
Court has
ordered the continuation
of the oral examination
of Alfred Woyome, following another application he had filed to stop the process seeking to retrieve the GHc 51 million
judgment debt wrongfully paid to him by the state.
Also, a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, has been in the detention
of the same agency since December 2015 despite a
judgment of the
Court of Justice
of the Economic Community
of West African States,
ordering his release.
The flagbearer
of the All People's Party (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has welcomed a High
Court order to the Electoral Commission to allow him correct errors on his nomination forms describing the
judgment as proof that the nation's democracy is working.