Opinion
3:22-cv-11206
11-10-2022
CEMENT MASONS PENSION TRUST FUND-DETROIT AND VICINITY, et al, Plaintiffs, v. ISA FLOORS, INCORPORATED, Defendant.
ORDER FOR EXAMINATION OF JUDGMENT DEBTOR AND RESTRAINING TRANSFER OF CERTAIN PROPERTY SUPPLEMENTARY TO JUDGMENT
ROBERT H. CLELAND, U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
Carla Carvalho
THIS MATTER having come before this Court on Plaintiffs' Ex-Parte Motion for Examination of Judgment Debtor and Restraining Transfer of Certain Property Supplementary to Judgment, and said motion having been duly filed along with a supporting Affidavit and Brief, and the Court having reviewed the same and being fully advised in the premises;
NOW THEREFORE;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Carla Carvalho (“Deponent”), for and on behalf of Defendant, ISA Floors, Incorporated, whose address is 119 Fairhills Dr., Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, shall appear for a judgment debtor examination on December 15, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. The judgment debtor examination will be held at the law offices of Maddin Hauser Roth & Heller, PC, 28400 Northwestern Hwy., 2ndFloor, Southfield, Michigan 48034 before an officer duly authorized to administer oaths, and be stenographically recorded and conducted in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Deponent will be examined under oath concerning the income, property, or other means of satisfying the Judgment entered herein against Defendant on October 28, 2022 [Docket No. 10].
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Deponent shall bring with her the following books, records, and papers in her possession, custody or control as they relate to Defendant ISA Floors, Incorporated:
1. All checkbooks, check registers, check stubs, canceled checks, bank statements and other documents whatsoever relating to any deposit, savings, passbook or like account maintained with a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or like organization, in which Defendant has, or has had, any interest, at any time during the three (3) years immediately preceding the date hereof, or date of cessation of business, whichever is earlier;
2. Copies of all returns, schedules and forms filed by or on behalf of Defendant with the Internal Revenue Service, State of Michigan, and any municipal governments, relating to any income received, property owned, business activities, sale or intangibles tax, of Defendant at any time during the three (3) years immediately preceding the date hereof, or date of cessation of business, whichever is earlier;
3. All books of account and accounts receivable ledgers;
4. List of assets and liabilities;
5. All contracts of purchase, sale, bills of sale, certificates of title and deeds, and all other evidences of title or instruments of whatsoever kind or nature, relating to the purchase, sale or ownership of any property, real or personal, or any interest therein, purchased, sold or owned by, or on behalf of, Defendant at any and all times during the five (5) years immediately preceding the date hereof, or date of cessation of business, whichever is earlier; and
6. Copies of all profit and loss statements and balance sheets relating to the affairs of Defendant prepared by, or on behalf of, said Defendant at any time during the three (3) years immediately preceding the date hereof, or date of cessation of business, whichever is earlier.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that said Defendant, ISA Floors, Incorporated, and any officers, directors, employees and agents, and any third party who is served with a true and entered copy of this Order, are restrained from transferring or disposing of any property of Defendant, whether now owned, or hereafter acquired by, or becoming due to Defendant, until further order of this Court. This order does not apply to property exempt by law from application to the satisfaction of the judgment.