United States First Circuit

A post-judgment proceeding to enforce a judgment properly falls within a court's ancillary jurisdiction, but where a judgment creditor seeks to impose liability on a new party, the court must have an independent basis for federal jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/06/2000
• Published 11/06/2000

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Fernando L. Gallardo with whom Geoffrey M. Woods, Amy Adelson, Nathan Z. Dershowitz, Alan M. Dershowitz, Woods & Woods, and Dershowitz, Eiger & Adelson were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Paul B. Smith, Jr., with whom Smith & Navares was on brief, for defendant-appellee.