Blacktail Mountain Ranch Co. v. Linda Jonas

MEMORANDUM

Appellants Edwin Jonas (Jonas) and his company, Blacktail Mountain Ranch Co. (Blacktail Mountain) (collectively, Plaintiffs), appeal from the district court’s dismissal of their action against Jonas’ former wife Linda Jonas (Linda), the attorneys who represented her (collectively, the Attorney Defendants), the state-court appointed receiver, and the receiver’s agents (collectively, the Receiver Defendants).

This ease involves challenges to the validity and enforceability of a New Jersey judgment against Jonas for unpaid alimony and child support to Linda, among other obligations. Linda subsequently domesticated her judgment in Montana state court.

1. The district court did not abuse its discretion in taking judicial notice of the Montana Supreme Court decisions. See Skilstaf, Inc. v. CVS Caremark Corp., 669 F.3d 1005 , 1016 n. 9 (9th Cir.2012). Moreover, the district court did not fail to take judicial notice of the New Jersey documents submitted by Plaintiffs, and gave full faith and credit to the New Jersey judgment.

2. The district court acted within its discretion in denying Plaintiffs’ motion to disqualify Defendants’ counsel as advocates who were likely to be…