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D.C. Super. Ct. Civ. R. 64

Seizing a Person or Property

activein force · 2017-05-01 – presentact-effective-date

(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
732b94d6ce02d3673fff11ac7444dd8785d18b503084fbafaa2bda464eceb910
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