Plaintiff obtains a Nevada state court judgment against defendant who owns land in California (different state). What authorizes plaintiff to be able to record that Nevada judgment against D’s property in California? Yes — the Full Faith & Credit Clause in Article VI of the Constitution which says states must give full faith and credit to judgments from other states.
Curve ball — what authorizes a Nevada plaintiff to obtain and record a Nevada Federal Court judgment against D’s property in same state Nevada?
28 USC 1962 says a judgment entered by a federal district court within the state shall be a lien on property located in that state.
Another Kershaw curve ball — what if it is a Nevada Federal Court judgment but property is in a different state? Eerie Doctrine? Stay tuned….