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PLAINTIFF'S FIRST SET OF POST-JUDGMENT INTERROGATORIESAND REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS TO ________________________
At this point, a plaintiff in Minnesota has two options of locating the
whereabouts of the judgment debtor's property: either institute supplementary
proceedings, or proceed via Rule 69 discovery. These are outlined below. ( See,
Steven J. Kirsch, Minnesota Practice; Methods of Practice, Vol.6, 28 (3d ed.
1990)).
Supplementary proceedings:
1. Plaintiff may proceed via supplementary proceedings to determine the extent and
whereabouts of the judgment debtor's property which might be applied on the debt.
Supplementary proceedings are authorized when an execution is issued to the Sheriff
and returned to the Court unsatisfied. (M.S.A. 575.02)
This involves essentially three steps:
1. Issuance of "Writ of Execution and Sheriff's Return," See, Kirsch, Form
28.10.
2. Application for supplementary proceedings by "Affidavit and Order," See,
Kirsch, Form 28.8. "Affidavit and Order" is filled out by the judgment
creditor and contains an order directing judgment debtor to appear for
examination. See also, Haydock, Form 69.17 General form of affidavit for
examination of judgment debtor after execution returned unsatisfied.
3. If there is a danger that the debtor will leave the state or conceal hi mself, the
Court may, upon proper Affidavit, issue a warrant requiring the Sheriff of
any county where the debtor is to arrest him and bring him before the Court
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to answer concerning his property. See, Haydock, Form 69.18 General Form
of order to appear and answer, based on foregoing affidavit.
Rule 69 Discovery:
Plaintiff's second option for discovery in aid of execution or judgment is to
proceed under Rule 69, wherein plaintiff may examine any person including the
judgment debtor in the manner provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure for taking
depositions. The advantage of this option over the supplementary proceeding is that
plaintiff may circumvent the return of the Writ or Execution unsatisfied, as wel l as,
the Affidavit and court order. All that is necessary is to obtain and serve a subpoena
together with the "Notice of Taking Deposition" upon the judgment debtor. The
disadvantage is that Under Minn.R.Civ.Pro. 3, the deposition must be recorded,
resulting in increased expense of the proceeding.
It should be noted that judgment creditor may use the full panoply of
discovery devises in an attempt to locate assets of the judgment debtor. ( See,
Douglas D. McFarland & William J. Keppel, Minnesota Civil Practice 2631 (2d
ed. 1990)). In other words, the judgment creditor is not limited to discovery devices
particular to post-judgment proceedings. The standard discovery aids are at his or
her disposal. I cite, therefore, not only Rule 69's form for "Affidavit for discovery of
specific property in aid of execution," but also the general rules governing discovery.
See , Minn.R.Civ.Pro. 26, General provisions governing discovery; Rule 33,
Interrogatories to parties; Rule 37, Failure to make discovery; sanctions.
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TO: _______________Plaintiff, ____________________, requests that the Defendant and Judgment Debtor,
___________________, answer the following interrogatories under oath within thirty days pursuant
to Rule 33 and Rule 69 of the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure, typing the answe rs in the space
provided, or if necessary, on a separately attached page, indicating to which Interrogat ory each
answer refers. In addition, Plaintiff requests that Defendant produce for inspection and copying in
accordance with Rule 35 and Rule 69 of the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure a t the offices of
Law Firm., on or before the thirtieth day after service of these requests, all items requested below, or
at such other time and place as the parties may mutually agree.
These discovery requests are governed by the following instructions and definitions:
INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING
INTERROGATORIES AND REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION
Each interrogatory is addressed to the personal knowledge and information of the defendant
as well as the knowledge and information of his attorneys, investigators, agents, employees, or other
representatives. These interrogatories and request for production are to be deemed t o have
continuing effect, so that if, after answers or supplemental answers are serve d and filed, further facts
or information concerning the subject of any of the interrogatories or requests for production shoul d
come to the knowledge or information or come into the possession of the defendant, such additional
data will be promptly supplied as required by Rule 26.05 of the Minnesota Rules of C ivil Procedure.
Any additional document described in this request which comes into the possess ion, custody, or
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control of the defendant after the date of the inspection shall also be promptly furnished to the
undersigned attorneys.
A. Interrogatories
In answering these interrogatories, the defendant is required to set out each res ponsive fact,
circumstance, act, omission, or course of conduct known to the defendant about which he has or had
information. If the defendant is unable to answer any Interrogatory completely, the defendant
should so state, and to the extent possible, set forth the reasons for the inabil ity to answer more
fully, stating whatever knowledge or information he or she does have concerning the unanswe red
portion. B. Requests for Production
Please take notice that the defendant has 30 days from the date of service of this request to
serve a written response. Such response should state, with respect to each i tem or category of items
requested, that inspection and copying will be permitted as requested or, if there is any objection to
such inspection and copying, the response should state with particularity the reas ons for objection
with respect to each item or category objected to. If objection is made to part of any item or
category, that part should be specified. In the event that the defendant contends that any document is privileged or otherwis e not
subject to production and the inspection, the defendant is requested to identify in t he written
response each such document by date, author, addressee, and general subject matter and to identify
all persons who received any copy thereof or otherwise obtained access thereto. Al so, the defendant
is requested to state the basis for the assertion of privilege or other grounds for exclusion with
respect to each document claimed to be privileged or otherwise not subject to production.
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"Possession, custody, or control" includes actual and constructive possession. Any
document which is not in the defendant's immediate physical possession, but t o which the defendant
has a right to compel or secure production from a third persons or which is otherwise subject to your
control, shall be obtained and produced as directed. The documents shall be produced as they are kept in the usual course of business or shall be
organized and labeled to correspond with the categories in this request. The selection of documents from files and other sources shall be performed in such a
manner as to ensure that the file or other source from which the defendant is obta ined may be
identified. DEFINITIONS
Unless conclusively negated by the contest of the question, the following are to be
considered applicable to all discovery requests contained in this pleading. 1. The terms "you,", "your,", or "Defendant" refers to __________________, to whom
these Interrogatories are addressed; his current and former servants, associates, investigators,
representatives, successors, assigns, employees, officers, directors, agents, expert s, corporate
subsidiaries, and parents and attorneys, and all parties associated or acti ng or purporting to act on
behalf of or in concert with the Defendant. 2. The singular number and the masculine gender as used herein shall embrace, a nd be read
and applied as, the plural or the feminine or neuter, as circumstances may make appropriate.
3. The word "person" as used herein shall be deemed to mean, in the plural as in the
singular, any natural person, corporation, firm, association, partnership, joint venture, or other form
of legal or official entity, as the case may be.
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INTERROGATORIES
INTERROGATORY NO. 1: Identify yourself by stating the license number and state of issuance
for each driver's license in your name, your full name, including your middle name, and any other
name you have used at any time, including each nickname, alias and (if appropriate ) name before
your marriage.
ANSWER:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 1:
Please produce at the time and place described in the first paragraph on page 1 of this
document, above, all writing and documents concerning and relevant to your answer to the
foregoing Interrogatory.
ANSWER:
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INTERROGATORY NO. 2:
State the current business address and telephone number for Defendant.
ANSWER:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 2:
Please produce at the time and place described in the first paragraph on page 1 of this
document, above, all writings and documents concerning and relevant to your answer to the
foregoing Interrogatory.
ANSWER:
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INTERROGATORY NO. 3:
If Defendant owns all of or part of another corporation, partnership or other entity of any
nature state for each such: A. Its correct name
B. Its current address
D. The names of all persons owing any interest therein or who manage any of its affairs and
each such person's address and telephone number
ANSWER:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 3:
Please produce at the time and place described in the first paragraph on page 1 of this
document, above, all writings and documents concerning and relevant to your answer to the
foregoing Interrogatory.
ANSWER:
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INTERROGATORY NO. 4:
If Defendant is owned completely or in part by another corporation, partnership or other
entity of any nature state for each such: A. Its correct name
B. Its current address
D. The names of all persons owing any interest therein or who manage any of its affairs and
each such person's address and telephone number
ANSWER:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 4:
Please produce at the time and place described in the first paragraph on page 1 of this
document, above, all writings and documents concerning and relevant to your answer to the
foregoing Interrogatory.
ANSWER:
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INTERROGATORY NO. 5:
Identify each person employed by Defendant by stating as to each such person his or her full
name and the person's relationship to Defendant.
ANSWER:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 5:
Please produce at the time and place described in the first paragraph on page 1 of this
document, above, all writings and documents concerning and relevant to your answer to the
foregoing Interrogatory.
ANSWER:
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INTERROGATORY NO. 6:
If Defendant rents property, identify each by stating the complete address of each, the full
name and address of each landlord, the amount of each rental payment, the day of the month when it
is due, the date when it is made, the complete address where rental paym ents are made, and the
amount of each deposit paid to the landlord.
ANSWER:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 6:
Please produce at the time and place described in the first paragraph on page 1 of this
document, above, all writings and documents concerning and relevant to your answer to the
foregoing Interrogatory.
ANSWER:
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INTERROGATORY NO. 7:
As to all business done by Defendant, state the nature of the occupation, how long
Defendant has been in that business, the full name of the business, the address and telephone
number of that business, annual income for each of the last five years or for any portion thereof
from said business, average monthly income for the last six months, and whether any money is
presently owed to Defendant, and if it is, what amount is owed Defendant by whom.
ANSWER:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 7:
Please produce at the time and place described in the first paragraph on page 1 of this
document, above, all writings and documents concerning and relevant to your answer to the
foregoing Interrogatory.
ANSWER:
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INTERROGATORY NO. 8:
State whether any compensation is presently owed to Defendant, and if so, in what amount
and from whom.
ANSWER:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 8:
Please produce at the time and place described in the first paragraph on page 1 of this
document, above, all writings and documents concerning and relevant to your answer to the
foregoing Interrogatory.
ANSWER:
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INTERROGATORY NO. 9:
Identify income, rents or benefits to Defendant from any source by stating the full name and
address of each such source, the amount of the income or benefits, precisely when each such
payment is received throughout the year, the full name, address, and telephone number of e ach
person, financial institution or other entity with which Defendant deposit payments.
ANSWER:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 9:
Please produce at the time and place described in the first paragraph on page 1 of this
document, above, all writings and documents concerning and relevant to your answer to the
foregoing Interrogatory.
ANSWER:
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INTERROGATORY NO. 10:
Identify Defendant's current expenses in excess of $100 by stating the frequency with which
payments are made, the amount of each payment, the full name and address of eac h recipient of the
payments.
ANSWER:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 10:
Please produce at the time and place described in the first paragraph on page 1 of this
document, above, all writings and documents concerning and relevant to your answer to the
foregoing Interrogatory.
ANSWER:
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INTERROGATORY NO. 11:
Identify each payment made by Defendant in excess of $500 to any person or entity during
the last four years by stating the date and amount of the payment, the full name and complete
address of each recipient, the total amount owed the recipient before the paym ent was made, the
date on which the payment was due, the balance due the recipient after the payment was made, and
the name of the person who made the payment.
ANSWER:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 11:
Please produce at the time and place described in the first paragraph on page 1 of this
document, above, all writings and documents concerning and relevant to your answer to the
foregoing Interrogatory.
ANSWER:
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INTERROGATORY NO. 12:
Does Defendant now own, claim an interest in, or have title to any firearm, art object,
collection of stamps, coins or other items, or animals worth $100 or more? If so, ide ntify each by
stating the current location of each such item, the name and address of eac h person or entity having
control over the item, the present estimated market value of the item, and the name of any persons
or entity who has title or an interest in the item along with Defendant, de scribing the nature of that
interest.
ANSWER:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 12:
Please produce at the time and place described in the first paragraph on page 1 of this
document, above, all writings and documents concerning and relevant to your answer to the
foregoing Interrogatory.
ANSWER:
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INTERROGATORY NO. 13:
If you have not already done so, identify the real estate or personal property owned by
Defendant stating as to each such item its legal and common description, the present estimated
value of the item or property, the location of the item or property, the amount paid for t he property
when acquired by Defendant, and the name of any person owing or having an interest in that
property.
ANSWER:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 13:
Please produce at the time and place described in the first paragraph on page 1 of this
document, above, all writings and documents concerning and relevant to your answer to the
foregoing Interrogatory.
ANSWER:
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INTERROGATORY NO. 14:
Identify any pension plan, retirement fund, annuity fund or profit-sharing plan in which
Defendant has an interest by stating as to each the full name and address of the manager or
administrator of the plan or funds, and the present value of such.
ANSWER:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 14:
Please produce at the time and place described in the first paragraph on page 1 of this
document, above, all writings and documents concerning and relevant to your answer to the
foregoing Interrogatory.
ANSWER:
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INTERROGATORY NO. 15:
Identify the bookkeeping or accounting services rendered to Defendant during the last five
years by stating as to each the full name and complete address of the acc ountant, bookkeeper or
certified public accountant or other person who performed services, the dates when the services
were rendered, and a description of the services.
ANSWER:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 15:
Please produce at the time and place described in the first paragraph on page 1 of this
document, above, all writings and documents concerning and relevant to your answer to the
foregoing Interrogatory.
ANSWER:
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INTERROGATORY NO. 16:
Identify any state or federal liens filed or outstanding against Defendant by stating as to each
the name against whom the lien applies, the date the lien was filed or became effective, the kind of
tax from which the lien arose, and the date and the amount of each payment made to reduce any
such lien.
ANSWER:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 16:
Please produce at the time and place described in the first paragraph on page 1 of this
document, above, all writings and documents concerning and relevant to your answer to the
foregoing Interrogatory.
ANSWER:
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INTERROGATORY NO. 17:
Identify each judgment against Defendant that remains unpaid by stating as to each the date
of the judgment, the amount of the judgment, how much remains unpaid, the name of the pl aintiff
having the judgment, the name of the present holder of the judgment if different from the plaintiff,
the name, number and location of the court in which the judgment was obtained, the case number of
the judgment, the name of each county where the judgment was rendered, and the name against
whom it was rendered.
ANSWER:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 17:
Please produce at the time and place described in the first paragraph on page 1 of this
document, above, all writings and documents concerning and relevant to your answer to the
foregoing Interrogatory.
ANSWER:
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Respectfully submitted,
{Name of Attorney}
By:_______________________{Name of Attorney}
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document has been maile d by
certified mail, return receipt requested, to ______________, on this the ________ day of Month,
Year.
____________________________
{Name of Attorney}