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e rrin g a ss e ts th e yre c e iv e d in a n a lleg e d ly fra u d u lent tr an sfe r. W e h o ld tha t th e D istri ct C o u rtd id n o t err. I . Pl ai nt i ffs / A ppel l ees ( “Pl ani t i ffs ”) s ecur ed a j udgm entagai ns tA dvance d C o n stru c tio n M a ter ials C o rp . (“A C M C ” ) a n d its f o u n d e r, Jo se p h L u o n g o , in th is
s ecur i t i es fr aud ca s e. T hr ough pos t - j udgm entdi s covery , theyuncover ed evi dence t endi ng to sh o w th a t L u o n g o a n d A C M C h a d e n g a g e d in a p a ttern o f tra n sf e rrin g A C M C ’s a ss e ts fo r no v alue in o rde r t o thw art plainti ff s’ reco v eryo n their j u d g m en t. T h is pa tt ern i ncl uded the tr ans ferw i t houtcons i der at i on of ce r t ai n pat ent s fr om A C M C t o I nnovat i ve T e c h n o lo g ies E n terp rise s C o rp . (“I T ” ), a B ritish V irg in Isla n d s c o rp o ra tio n w h ich is
ow ned byJam es N i cho l l s and R ob ertH i l dri t h, a form er A C M C bo ard m em ber. N i cho l l s, l i ke pl ai nt i ffs , i s a r es i dentof Penns y l vani a. P lai n ti ff s p rom p tl yfil ed a “ M o ti o n fo r P roc ee d ing s S u p p lem en tary , P reli m inary4

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m ot i on s oughtt o i m pl ead I T , J ames N i chol l s and R ober tH i l dr eth ( her eaf t erthe “Tra ns fer ees ”) and t o r es t r ai n fur t hertr ans ferof the pat ent s . A t t ache d w as a ce r t i fi cat e of
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o rth th e e v id e n c e su p p o rtin g th e m o tio n . C o p ies o f th e se d o c u m e n ts
w er e s entbyfi r s tcl as s m ai l t o A C M C , J ames N i chol l s and R ober tH i l dr eth on Sept ember 15, 2005. O n Sept ember30, 2005, N i chol l s fi l ed a mot i on fora pr ot ect i ve or deroppos i ng t he M ot i on forPr ocee di ngs Suppl ement aryand s eeki ng a s t ayof al l pr ocee di ngs unt i l 90 day s fol l ow i ng s ervi ce of pr oces s on hi m . O n t he s ame day , H i l dr eth fi l ed a “ R es pons e” t o t he M ot i on forPr ocee di ngs Suppl ement aryoppos i ng thatm ot i on and s eeki ng an ext ens i on of t i m e t o fi l e a f ul l r es pons e unt i l D ece m ber29, 2005. O n O ct ober5, 2005, t he D i s tr i ctC our tent er ed an or dert empora r i l yr es t r ai ni ng t he T ran sfe ree s fro m tr an sfe rri n g the p aten ts an d sch ed u li n g a h ea ri n g o n the m o ti o n fo r a pr el i m i naryi nj unct i on and the appl i cat i on t o i m pl ead the Tra ns ferr es for9: 00 A . M . on O ct ober15, 2005. C opi es of thi s or derw er e mai l ed and e
- m ai l ed bythe cl erk t o t he T ra n s f e re e s . T h is h e a ri n g w a s c o n tin u e d a t th e re q u e s t o f A C M C u n til O c to b e r 3 1 , 2 0 0 5 . Pr i ort o t hathear i ng, N i chol l s fi l ed a “ M ot i on t o D i s m i s s ” the M ot i on forPr ocee di ngs S u p p le m e n ta ry. N i chol l s w as pr es entatt he O ct ober31, 2005, hear i ng and t es t i fi ed. A tthe5

concl us i on of the t es t i m ony , t he D i s t r i ctC our tm ade or al fi ndi ngs and gr ant ed a pr el i m i naryi nj unct i on. Shor t l yt her eaf t er , the D i s t r i ctC our tgr ant ed the mot i on forl eave t o fi l e the compl ai ntforfr audul enttr ans ferand fi l ed a mem or andum furtherexpl ai ni ng t he bas i s fort he pr el i m i naryi nj unct i on. I n i t s m emora ndum , t he D i s tr i ctC our tconcl uded thati thad anc i l l aryj ur i s di ct i on t o en t er the p rel i m i naryi njunct i on soug ht. Itfou nd , pri m ari l yon the b asi s of N i cho l l s’ test im o n y , that L u o n g o an d A C M C h ad en g ag ed in a p att ern o f tran sfe rs of A C M C ’s
as s et s forno val ue i n or dert o defe atthe cr edi t or s i n t hi s cas e, thatthi s i ncl uded the t r ans ferof 15 pat ent s t o I T forno cons i der at i on, and thatA C M C had bee n i ns ol ventatt he t i m e i tt r ans ferr ed thes e pat ent s t o I T . T he D i s t r i ctC our tconcl uded thatthe pl ai nt i ffs
w er e l i kel yt o s ucce ed on thei rfr audul enttr ans fercl ai m s and thattheyw oul d s uffe r i r r epar abl e i nj ur yi f the pr el i m i naryi nj unct i on w er e notgr ant ed. A C M C and the T ra n sf e re e s th e n f

iled th is tim e lya p p e a l. O n F e b ru a ry8 , 2 0 0 6 , IT ’s a p p e a l w a s te rm in a ted f o r p ro c e d u ra l d e f

a u lt. T he ul t i m at e i s s ue forr es ol ut i on i n t hi s appea l i s w hetherthe D i s t r i ctC our tact ed properl yon O ct ob er 31, 20 05 , w hen i tenter ed the prel i m i naryi njunct i on i tdid agai nst N i chol l s and H i l dr eth. T hi s r equi r es us t o det erm i ne w hetherthe D i s t r i ctC our thad subjectm at t er j uri sdi ct i on t o en t er the inj un ct i on and , i f so, w hetheri tw as ot herw i se appr opr i at e t o do s o. T hi s ul t i m at e i s s ue does notr equi r e orperm i tus t o pas s upon t he p r o p r i e t yo re f

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decl i ne the appe l l ees ’ i nvi t at i on t o pas s on t he val i di t yof pl ai nt i ffs ’ eff or t s t o s erve the T ra n sf e re e s w ith th e th ird p a rtyc o m p lain t. II. T ur ni ng fi r s tt o s ubj ectm at t erj ur i s di ct i on, i ti s true thatfede r al cour t s ar e court s of l i m i t ed j ur i s di ct i on, and ther efor e ar e gene r al l ypr ecl uded fr om hear i ng m att er s thatdo
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e d e ra l q u e stio n o r d iv e rse p a rties . H o w e v e r, th is ru le is su b jec t to e x c e p tio n s, th e re lev a n t o n e h e re b e in g a n c ill a ryju risd ictio n p e rm itt in g D istric t C o u rts to re ta in ju ri s d ic tio n o v e r p o s t- ju d g m e n t e n f

o rc e m e n t p ro c e e d in g s . C f. T HE J UD I C I AL I MPROVEMENT S A CT OF 1 9 9 0 , co d ifi ed at 28 U . S . C . § 1 3 6 7 . A s the S u p rem e C o u rt e x p lain e d : T hata fe der al cour tof equi t yhas j ur i s di ct i on of a bi l l anci l l aryt o an o rig in a l ca se o r p ro c e e d in g in th e sa m e c o u rt, w h e th e r a t law o r in e q u ity , to s ecur e orpr es erve the frui t s and adva nt ages of a j udgm entordecr ee ren d ere d there in, i s w ell sett led. A n d this, irresp ec ti v e o f w h ethe r th e c o u rt w oul d have j ur i s di ct i on i f the pr ocee di ng w er e an or i gi nal one. T he p roc ee d ing b eing an cil laryan d d ep en d en t, the ju ri sd ict ion o f th e c o u rt f o llo w s th a t o f

th e o rig in a l ca u se , an d m a yb e m a in tain e d w ith o u t re g a rd to t he ci t i zens hi p of the part i es orthe amounti nvol ved. LocalLoan C o. v. H

unt , 2 9 2 U . S . 2 3 4 , 2 3 9 (19 3 4 ) (cit ati o n s o m itted). O r m o re col l oqui al l y , anci l l aryj ur i s di ct i on l et s pr evai l i ng l i t i gant s go t o t he D i s t r i ctC our tthat
e n te re d th e irju d g m e n t f o r h e lp in re s o lv in g m a tte rs re la te d to its e n f o rc e m e n t. A c c o rd in g ly , so lo n g a s th e p lain tiff s’ d e m a n d f

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q u a lifie s a s a p o stj udgm entenfor cementpr ocee di ng, w hi ch i s a pr ocee di ng thatfunct i ons as a means for
e x e c u tin g a ju d g e m e n t, th e D is tr ic t C o u rt h a s s u b je c t m a tte r j u ri s d ic tio n . S e e , e . g . , I FC7

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f egu ar d I nt ’ lPar tne rs , LLC , 4 3 8 F .3 d 2 9 8 , 3 1 5 (3 d C ir. 2 0 0 6 ); T ho m as, Head& G reisen E m ployees Trust v. B us t er , 9 5 F . 3 d 1 4 4 9 , 1 4 5 3 -54 (9th C ir . 1 9 9 6 ). T he Tra ns fer ees ci t e P eacoc k v. Thom as , 5 1 6 U . S . 3 4 9 , 3 5 7 -58 (19 6 6 ), in an ef fo rt to arg u e tha t th e p roc ee d ing s su rrou n d ing the p lai n ti ff s’ req u est fo r a p reli m inary i nj unct i on cannotbe s o char act er i zed, and ther efor e thatthe D i s t r i ctC our t ’ s act i vi t i es w e n t b e y o n d its a n c illa ry ju ri s d ic tio n . I n P eacoc k , t he Supr eme C our thel d t hata mot i on t o pi er ce the corpor at e vei l w as n o t an e n fo rce m en t pro ce ed ing , an d thu s co u ld n o t be e n tert aine d b ythe D istri ct C o u rt
a b s e n t s o m e in d e p e n d e n t b a s is f o r f e d e ra l ju ri s d ic tio n . Id . I n r eac hi ng thi s concl us i on, t he C our texpl ai ned thatanci l l aryj ur i s di ct i on w as noti nt ended f orus e as a t ool for
es t abl i s hi ng per s onal l i abi l i t yon t he partof a ne w defe ndant , fori ns t ance bydes i gnat i ng th a t th ir d p a rt ya s a n a lte r e g o o f th e in d e b te d p a rt yo r b yp ie rc in g th e c o rp o ra te v e il. Id . A tt he s ame t i m e, how ever , t he Supr eme C our tr ei t er at ed the pr opr i etyof tr adi t i onal
a n c ill a ryju risd ictio n , citin g w ith a p p ro v a l p re v io u s c a se s p ro v id in g g a rn ish m e n t,
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f ra u d u len t co n v e y a n c e s in o rd e r to d em o n str ate tha t enf

o rce m en t j u ri sd ict ion en co m p asse s “a b roa d ran g e o f su p p lem en tary pr ocee di ngs i nvol vi ng t hi r d par t i es t o as s i s ti n t he pr ot ect i on and enf or cementof fe der al j udgm ent s . ” Id . a t 3 5 6 -5 7 . T he Tra ns fer ees her e ar gue that“[t ] he Fr audul entT r ans ferC om pl ai ntadvanc ed by8

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s p re se n ts a n e w leg a l th e o ryo f f ra u d a lleg e d lyp e rp e tra ted b yIT a n d its offi cer s , s i m i l art o pi er ci ng a corpor at e vei l , oral t erego cl ai m , notr ai s ed i n t he or i gi nal l i t i gat i on w i t h A C M C . ” ( T r ans fer ees ’ B r . at18. ) N othi ng i n P eacoc k , h o w e v e r, pr ecl udes anci l l aryj ur i s di ct i on overs ui t s i nvol vi ng as s et s al r eadys ubj ectt o t he j ud gm ent; i ton l ybars the ex erci se of an ci l l aryj uri sdi ct i on ov er att em pts t o im po se p e rso n a l li a b ili tyf

o r a n e x istin g ju d g m e n t o n a n e w p a rty . 5 1 6 U .S . at 3 5 7 -5 8 . In sh o rt, P eacoc k h o lds tha t anc il laryjuri sd ict ion d o es n o t exten d to su it s d em an d ing that a third p a rt yu s e its le g itim a te ly h e ld a s s e ts to s a tis f ya p re v io u s ly re n d e re d ju d g m e n t. Id . In
arr i vi ng att hi s concl us i on, w e j oi n thr ee of ours i s t erC our t s of A ppeal s w ho have
re a c h e d a s im ila r c o n c lu s io n . See, e. g. , E p p e rs o n v . E n te r ta in m e n t E x p r e s s , In c ., 242 F. 3d 100, 106 n. 6 ( 2d C i r . 2001) ( not i ng thatthe “i m por t antdi s t i nct i on i s notw hethert he cl ai m i s br oughti n a s econd a ct i on butw hetheri ts eeks t o i m pos e l i abi l i t yforthe
u n d e rly in g ju d g m e n t o n a n e w p a rty .”); U SI P r oper t i es C or

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. C ons t . C o. , 230 F .3 d 4 8 9 , 4 9 8 (1 st C ir. 2 0 0 0 ) (e x p lain in g th a t P eacoc k dr ew “a di s t i nct i on betw een pos t j udgm entpr ocee di ngs t hats i m pl ypr es enta mode of exec ut i on t o col l ectan exi s t i ng j u d g m e n ta n d p r o c e e d i n g s t h a tr a i s e a n i n d e p e n d e n tc o n t r o v e r s y w i t h a n e w p a r t y, a ttem p tin g to sh if

t li a b ili ty .”); T

ho m as, Head& G reisen E m ployees Trust , 95 F. 3d at 1454- 55 (P eacoc k ’ s anal y s i s tur ns on “w hetheri ts eeks . . . t o es t abl i s h l i abi l i t yon t he p art of the th ir d p arty . ”). P lain tiff s’ f ra u d u len t co n v e y a n c e c laim d o e s n o t se e k to im p o se p e rso n a l li a b ili tyW e p a u se b rie f lyto re so lv e a n yten sio n b e tw e e n th is ru lin g a n d o u r p rio r ru lin g in 1 I FC I n t e r c o n s u l t

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f egu ard Int ern. P artners , w her e, i n t he cont extof a garni s hm entact i on perm i t t ed underR ul e 69, w e s ai d, “O urr eadi ng of P eacoc k c o m p o rts w ith th e ju ri s p ru d e n c e o f th e S e v e n th C ir c u it.” 4 3 8 F .3 d 2 9 8 , 3 1 3 (3 d C ir . 2 0 0 6 ). A lth o u g h th e T ra n sf

e re e s a rg u e th a t th is m e a n s w e a d o p ted th e lo g ic o f th e S e v e n th C i r cui t ’ s unpubl i s hed opi ni on i n G al us ka v. G eoques t , I nc. , N o . 9 8 - 1 8 9 2 , 1 9 9 8 WL 879510 at*1 ( 7t h C i r . , D ec. 9, 1998) , thi s r eadi ng i s unt enabl e gi ven the cont exti n w hi ch th e s ta te m e n t w a s m a d e . I FCm akes i tcl earthatthi s comm entw as r efe r r i ng t o t he Seventh C i r cui t ’ s opi ni on i n A r gento v. Melrose P ark , 8 3 8 F . 2 d 1 4 8 3 (7th C ir . 1 9 8 8 ), w h ic h p e rm itte d th e D is tr ic t C o u rt to e x e rc is e ju ri s d ic tio n o v e r g a rn is h m e n t p ro c e e d in g s . T he I FCopi ni on di d notm ent i on G al us ka , ors ugges tthatthi s C our tw as cont empl at i ng adopt i ng i t s l ogi c. A ccor di ngl y , w e s ee no t ens i on betw een the i ns t antrul i ng and I FC . 9 on t he Tra ns fer ees . R ather , t he r el i ef theys eek i s s ol el yt o corr al A C M C ’ s as s et s i n an ef fo rtto p rese rve their ac ce ss to the m . A cc o rdin g ly , w e c o n clud e tha t th e D istri ct C o u rt had anc i l l aryj ur i s di ct i on t o ent eri t s O ct ober31, 2005, pr el i m i naryi nj unct i on. 1 III . W e nextcons i dert he D i s t r i ctC our t ’ s exer ci s e of pe r s onal j ur i s di ct i on i n l i ghtof the T ran sfe ree s’ arg u m en t th at th ey“lac k su ff ici en t m inim u m co n tacts w ith the E astern D istric t o f

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