DC · rules
D.C. Super. Ct. Civ. R. 64
Seizing a Person or Property
(a) IN GENERAL. At the commencement of and throughout an action, every remedy is
available that, under District of Columbia law, provides for seizing a person or property
to secure satisfaction of the potential judgment.
(b) SPECIFIC KINDS OF REMEDIES. The remedies available under this rule include
the following—however designated:
(1) arrest;
(2) attachment;
(3) garnishment;
(4) replevin;
(5) sequestration; and
(6) other corresponding or equivalent remedies.
History
COMMENT TO 2017 AMENDMENTS This rule is substantially similar to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 64, as amended in 2007, except for 1) substitution of "District of Columbia" for "state where the court is located" in section (a) 2) deletion of inapplicable phrases relating to state procedure and proceedings and federal statutes in sections (a) and (b); and 3) the use of numbers instead of bullets in section (b).
Provenance
- Source
- dccourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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