Santo Domingo.-A National District court authorized the execution in the Dominican Republic of a United States judgment ordering the Central Electoral Board (JCE) to pay more than US$907 thousand to a company for logistical services contracted abroad that were not paid.
The decision was adopted by the Third Chamber of the Civil and Commercial Court of the Court of First Instance of the National District, which accepted the exequatur request filed by the company, a legal mechanism that allows for the recognition and enforcement in the country of a judgment issued by a foreign court.
The conviction was issued on November 21, 2025, by the Southern District Court of New York and includes the payment of US$838,337.50 for services rendered, US$48,370.93 for pre-judgment interest, and US$20,628.00 for post-judgment interest, for a total amount exceeding US$907 thousand.
Furthermore, the file states that Latin Events claimed to have been hired by the JCE in August 2023 to provide logistical services during institutional activities abroad. However, it stated that, despite complying with the agreement, the institution did not make the corresponding payment.
Faced with that situation, the company turned to the U.S. justice system. According to the resolution, the lawsuit was served at a JCE office in New York, but the institution did not appear in the proceedings nor did it present a defense, so the court issued a default judgment. As no appeal was filed within the established deadline, the decision became final.
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When evaluating the request, the Dominican court verified that the foreign judgment met the requirements set forth in Law 544-14 on Private International Law, including that it was final, duly apostilled and translated into Spanish, and that its content did not contravene national public policy.
With this decision, the judgment can be executed in Dominican territory, which enables the company to use the corresponding legal mechanisms to claim payment of the sentence.
