What is the test for enforcing a German judgment in the US?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from Otto Stoeben Immobilien GMBH v. Borchert, 2002 ABQB 796 (CanLII):

The plaintiffs’ application to enforce the German judgment here is not a trial, and evidence to satisfy the requirements of Holt v. Thomas (supra) do not require such evidence. II Security for Costs

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