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Justice Manual § 4-11.230
Postjudgment Demand
Immediately following expiration of the 14-day automatic stay after entry of the judgment, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 62(a), a letter shall be mailed to the debtor providing notice of entry of the judgment and demanding payment in full within a time certain. The period of time established for full payment from the debtor shall not exceed 30 days from the date of the letter.
The date by which full payment should be received from the debtor shall be entered into CDCS to ensure timely follow-up. If full payment or an appropriate offer to repay is not received by this date, enforced collection proceedings shall be immediately initiated.
History
[added May 2018]
Provenance
- Source
- justice.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- jm-2026-09-20
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