New York Practice

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Overview

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1) Attachment

2) Preliminary Injunction 

3) Temporry Receivership

4) Order to Sieze Chattel - Replevin

5) Notice of Pendency

 

-- all require court order, except notice of pendency

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1. Atatchment

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Purpose:

-- to provide security for enforcement of money judgment

 

Requirements:

1) Money Damages (could be in addition to others), AND

2) D is an unlicensed foreign corp, or non-domiciliary, OR

3) D is about to conceal or remove assets from NY with intent to defraud creditors or frustrate judgment 

 

Procedure:

1) affidavit showing grounds + MONEY damages

2) probability of success on merits by P

3) put up a bond to indemnify D for damage that might be caused

 

Motion for Attachment

1) on notice, OR

2) Ex parte

   --- DP requires prompt hearing after seizure

      --- P must make followup motion to

           confirm atatchment

          ---- must be through order to show

                cause

       TIME to serve:

          -- 10 days if forein corp

          -- 5 days if fraduelntly moving assets 

 

Steps:

-- obtain order of attachment from court

-- give it to sheriff

-- Sheriff levies order upon property -- imposes a lien on prop and creates a security interest in porp for P -- freezes the prop. 

 

Method for levying order on real property:

-- sheriff files it with the county clerk where prop is located

 

Property:

-- 1) tangible (boat, car etc.)

-- 2) debt ovwed to D (bank account)

      ---- TP who owes debt -- garnishee

 

Method for levying order on personal prop:

-- sheriff delivers order of attachment to person in NY holding int (D or agrnishee)

-- imposes lien

-- serves as injunction agains transfer 

 

D gets damages if:

-- attachment by imporper procedure

-- D wins on merits

 

 

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2. Preliminary Injunction 

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Purpose:

-- To mainain status quo while an action is pending

-- Not available where only money damages is sought

 

Available when P is seeking:

1) permanent injunction, 

2) threatens to harm P's interest in subject matter of action 

 

Procedure:

1) Aff showing grounds including threat of irreparable harm

2) prob of success on merits

3) bond

 

TRO

-- IMMEDIATE injunctive relief

BY:

-- making motion for prelimnary injunction by order to show cause 

-- scheduling an expedited return date for motion

---- Judge will give TRO in order to show cause

 

Any Ex Parte application for TRO must contain affidavit demonstarting that "significant prejudice" will result if notice is provided to adversary. 

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3. Temporary Receivership

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Person appointed by court to manage property

 

-- Equity claim: not available where only MONEY damages sought

-- Must be a danger that D will injure or destroy value of prop

-- motion must be on notice

 

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4. Seizure of Chattel (Replevin)

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Available when seeking to recover possession of personal property 

 

-- sheriff who siezes, will retain custody - impoundment 

 

P must show:

-- he'll prob succeed

-- bond

 

On Notice or Ex Parte:

-- If ex parte:

    --- must show threat of immediat harm, AND

    ---- motion in notice within 5 days

 

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5. Notice of Pendency

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Equity Action - in which the judgment would have direct effect on real property 

 

-- gives notice to potential buyers and renders title unmarketable 

 

-- Statutorily required in mortgage foreclosure action

 

-- P files the notice with county clerk where prop is located 

 

-- D can make motion to cancel notice 

 

Notice is effectve for 3 yrs.

-- failure to apply for extension, ends the notice and procludes future notices (except in foreclosure action)