N.D.R.Civ.P.
RULE 64. SEIZURE OF SEIZING PROPERTY
At the commencement of and during the course of an action, all remedies providing
for
seizure of property for the purpose of securing satisfaction of the judgment ultimately to be
entered in the action are available under the circumstances and in the manner provided by
the law of this state existing at the time the remedy is sought.
At the commencement of and throughout an action, every remedy is available that, under the law of this state, provides for seizing property to secure satisfaction of the potential judgment.EXPLANATORY NOTE
Rule 64 was amended, effective ________________.
Rule 64 is derived from Rule 64, FRCivP Fed.R.Civ.P. 64.
The principal departure from the federal rule is the authorization for the use of the remedies
only for the seizure of property, not persons as in Rule 64, FRCivP
Fed.R.Civ.P. 64.
Qualifications to the federal rule do not apply to the North Dakota court system and were
not included. Also, the listing of remedies available has been omitted. These are found in
the North Dakota Century Code.
The remedies available in this state include attachment (N.D.C.C. Chapter
32-08.1,
N.D.C.C.), replevin (N.D.C.C. Chapter 32-07,
N.D.C.C.), garnishment (N.D.C.C. Chapter
32-09, N.D.C.C.), and others. In recent years, many
Some state laws authorizing
prejudgment remedies but not providing for prior notice and hearing have been struck down.
See, Sniadach v. Family Finance Corporation of Bay View, 89 S.Ct. 1820, 395
U.S. 337, 23
L.Ed.2d 349 (1969); Fuentes v. Shevin, 92 S.Ct. 1983, 407 U.S. 67, 32 L.Ed.2d 556
(1972);
Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co., 416 U.S. 600, 94 S.Ct. 1895, 40 L.Ed.2d 406 (1974);
Shaffer
v. Heitner, 433 U.S. 186, 97 S.Ct. 2569, 53 L.Ed.2d 683 (1977); and Guzeman v.
Western
State Bank, 516 F.2d 125 (8th Cir. 1974). The latter case ruled that the North Dakota
attachment statute (N.D.C.C. Chapter 32-08, N.D.C.C.) violated due
process. That statute
was subsequently repealed and replaced by N.D.C.C. Chapter 32-08.1,
N.D.C.C.
It is also possible some federal laws may take precedence in this area. For example, Sections 203 and 204 of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, 50 U.S.C. Appendix, 523 and 524, provide under certain circumstances for the vacation or stay of any attachment or garnishment directed against the serviceman's property, money, or debts in the hands of another.
Rule 64 was amended, effective _______________, in response to the December 1, 2007, revision of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The language and organization of the rule were changed to make the rule more easily understood and to make style and terminology consistent throughout the rules.
Sources: Joint Procedure Committee Minutes of January 28-29, 2010, pages 13-14;
November 29-30, 1979, pages 20-21;Rule Fed.R.Civ.P. 64,
FRCivP.
Cross Reference: Rule N.D.R.Civ.P. 4 (Persons Subject to
Jurisdiction-Process-Service),
N.D.R.Civ.P.