What is the procedure for scheduling a disclosure proceeding?
Pursuant toFed. R. Civ. P. 69(a), the process to enforce a money judgment must be in accordance with the procedures set forth in Title 14 Maine Revised Statutes Annotated sections 3120-3163. A disclosure hearing, usually held before a magistrate judge, is conducted to determine if there are any assets of the judgment debtor that can be taken to satisfy the judgment.Counsel for the judgment creditor must contact the Clerk’s Office and obtain a date for the disclosure hearing and must then prepare a disclosure subpoena for service. Service of the disclosure subpoena on the judgment debtor must be made at least 10 days prior to the disclosure hearing. (The disclosure subpoena form is available on the court’s web page).
Pursuant toFed. R. Civ. P. 69(a), the process to enforce a money judgment must be in accordance with the procedures set forth in Title 14 Maine Revised Statutes Annotated sections 3120-3163. A disclosure hearing, usually held before a magistrate judge, is conducted to determine if there are any assets of the judgment debtor that can be taken to satisfy the judgment.Counsel for the judgment creditor must contact the Clerk’s Office and obtain a date for the disclosure hearing and must then prepare a disclosure subpoena for service. Service of the disclosure subpoena on the judgment debtor must be made at least 10 days prior to the disclosure hearing.
