D.C. Super. Ct. Dom. Rel. R. 69-I

(a) DISCOVERY IN GENERAL. All discovery procedures authorized by Rules 26-37 are

available to the judgment creditor in the manner prescribed by these rules, except that a

subpoena ad testificandum addressed to a person other than the judgment debtor and a

subpoena duces tecum may issue only on order of the court. The first subpoena ad

testificandum or notice of deposition addressed to the judgment debtor may issue

without court order, but any subsequent subpoena or notice so addressed may issue

only upon order of the court. This rule does not require that a party be paid a witness

fee for attendance.

(b) ORAL EXAMINATION IN COURT. The plaintiff may summon the defendant and, on

leave of court, any other person to appear in court on a date certain and submit to oral

examination respecting execution of any judgment rendered. Any person so summoned

may, on leave of court, be required to produce papers, records, or other documents at

the examination. If the person summoned was personally served but fails to appear, the

court may, on plaintiff’s request, issue a bench warrant for the person's arrest.

(c) OTHER CLAIMS TO PROPERTY. Before the final disposition of the property

attached or its proceeds—except where it is real property—any person may file a

motion and affidavit setting forth a claim to, interest in, or lien on it. Without other

pleadings, the court must try the issues raised by the claim and may make all orders

necessary to protect any right of the claimant. Any party to the proceeding may demand

a jury trial by filing a demand within 7 days of the filing of the motion and affidavit.

(d) GARNISHEE’S ANSWER. Within 10 days after accepting service of the writ of

attachment, a garnishee must file an answer to the interrogatories with the clerk and

serve a copy of the answer on the defendant and the party for whom the garnishment

was issued. If within 14 days after service of the answer or at a later time if the court

allows, the party for whom the garnishment was issued fails to contest the answer to the

interrogatories under D.C. Code § 16-522 (2012 Repl.), the garnishee's obligations

under the attachment will be limited by the garnishee's answer.

(e) JUDGMENT AGAINST GARNISHEE. No judgment against a garnishee under D.C.

Code § 16-556 or -575 (2012 Repl.) will be entered except by court order. Applications

for a judgment must be filed:

(1) within 4 weeks after answers to the interrogatories are due and not filed;

(2) as to property other than "wages" as defined in D.C. Code § 16-571 (2012 Repl.),

within 4 weeks after the garnishee has filed answers to the interrogatories;

(3) as to such "wages," within 15 weeks of the date on which a garnishee fails to

make a payment due under the writ; or

(4) within a later time authorized by the court on a motion made within the applicable

period.

(f) DISMISSAL OF GARNISHMENT AND ATTACHMENT. If no judgment of

condemnation or of recovery has been applied for or entered within the time provided by

this rule, the garnishment and attachment must stand dismissed. On oral or written

request, the clerk must enter a dismissal of the garnishment and attachment and must

furnish a certificate of the dismissal to the garnishee, the defendant, or any other

person.

(g) CONTENT OF WRIT OF ATTACHMENT ON NON-WAGES. The writ must:

(1) contain:

(A) the caption of the action;

(B) the name and last known address of the judgment debtor;

(C) the name and address of the judgment creditor; and

(D) the date of issuance;

(2) list the amount of the total balance due under the judgment;

(3) direct the garnishee to hold, subject to further proceedings, the non-exempt

property of the judgment debtor up to the amount of the total balance due at the time of

the issuance of the writ and which is in the possession or charge of the garnishee at the

time of service of the writ;

(4) direct the garnishee not to hold, and to make available to the account holder, all

funds from an account that consists solely of direct deposited benefits that are exempt:

(A) under federal law, including:

(i) Social Security benefits;

(ii) Supplemental Security Income;

(iii) Social Security disability benefits;

(iv) veterans’ benefits;

(v) Civil Service Retirement System benefits;

(vi) Federal Employee Retirement System benefits;

(vii) Black Lung or Railroad Retirement benefits; or

(B) under District of Columbia law, including:

(i) disability or unemployment benefits;

(ii) public assistance/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits; or

(iii) workers’ compensation benefits;

(5) direct the garnishee, in any account that consists in part of benefits that are

exempt under federal law, not to hold, and to make available to the account holder, an

amount equal to the total amount of exempt funds deposited into the account in the 2

months prior to the service of a writ of attachment; and

(6) contain interrogatories to be answered by the garnishee regarding the nature of

the property in possession of the garnishee and indebtedness of the garnishee to the

judgment debtor.

(h) NOTICE TO THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR. The judgment creditor must mail to the

judgment debtor at his or her last known address, by certified and first-class mail, a

copy of the writ and the Notice to Debtor of Non-Wage Garnishment and Exemptions on

the form available in the clerk’s office, no more than 3 days after service of the writ on

the garnishee.

(i) FUNDS EXEMPT FROM ATTACHMENT.

(1) Motion Claiming Exemption. A party may raise a claim that funds are exempt from

a writ of attachment by filing a motion with the Presiding Judge, or his or her designee,

claiming an exemption and requesting a hearing.

(2) Hearing on Motion. On the filing of a motion, the clerk must set a hearing before

the Presiding Judge, or his or her designee, as soon as practicable, but no later than 7

days after the motion is filed unless:

(A) the moving party requests a later date; or

(B) the parties otherwise agree.

(3) Effect of Filing Motion. On the filing of a motion, any further action on the writ of

attachment, including any condemnation of funds, must be stayed until a decision is

made by the Presiding Judge, or his or her designee, on the merits of the motion.