FRCP Rule 64

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Below is Rule 64 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 64 deals with Seizing a Person or Property, and is indexed under Chapter VIII, dealing with Provisional and Final Remedies.

(a) Remedies Under State Law — In General.

At the commencement of and throughout an action, every remedy is available that, under the law of the state where the court is located, provides for seizing a person or property to secure satisfaction of the potential judgment. But a federal statute governs to the extent it applies.

(b) Specific Kinds of Remedies.

The remedies available under this rule include the following — however designated and regardless of whether state procedure requires an independent action:

• arrest;
• attachment;
• garnishment
• replevin
• sequestration; and
• other corresponding or equivalent remedies.