Legal Question in Appeals and Writs in California

I am about to enforce a WA judgment on a debtor in CA.

I have 2 questions about the Information subpoena on a bank account.

Can I list more than one bank on the subpoena for account info?

This way I could potentially save on many subpoena fees ($20) if I use a generic form for say against 10 banks.

I guess this would work if I serve a copy and not the original.

Also, can I seize available credit (Revolving credit) as well as funds on hand? (i.e 10k in funds with 20k credit limit = seize 30k)


Asked on 7/29/10, 2:34 am

3 Answers from Attorneys
Michael Stone Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE

I have never heard the term "information subpoena." Why don't you just have a friend send the debtor a small check on some pretext and get the bank account info off the back of the check when it clears? You can't seize "credit."

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Answered on 8/03/10, 2:46 am
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

You have to subpoena each bank separately. That means more than just getting multiple subpoenas and filling them out correctly. It also means having each subpoena properly served.

And no, you can't put any of the amount due on the judgment debtor's credit cards.

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Answered on 8/03/10, 10:19 am
Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

I hope you domesticated your Washington judgment here, first, using the Sister State Judgment Act. Issuing a subpoena using the Washington court case number is going to go nowhere fast.

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Answered on 8/04/10, 3:18 pm


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