Opinion
8:22-mc-18-CEH-AAS
11-18-2024
MACRO ELECTRONICS CORP. and STEVEN P. APELMAN, Plaintiff, v. BIOTECH RESTORATIONS, L.L.C., and CHRISTOPHER YOUNG, Defendant.
ORDER
AMANDA ARNOLD SANSONE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiffs Macro Electronics and Steven P. Apelman move the court, under Rule 69 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Florida Statutes § 77.01 et seq., to issue a writ of garnishment against Biotech Restorations of Florida, LLC for a judgment owed by Defendants Biotech Restorations, LLC and Christopher Young. (Doc. 26).
Rule 69 provides that a money judgment is enforced by a writ of garnishment. Fed.R.Civ.P. 69(a)(1). “The procedure on execution . . . must accord with the procedure of the state where the court is located, but a federal statute governs to the extent it applies.” Id. Florida law provides a right to a writ of garnishment to judgment creditors to help satisfy a money judgment. Fla. Stat. § 77.01. To obtain a writ of garnishment, the judgment creditor must file a motion stating the amount of the judgment. Fla. Stat. § 77.03. The writ must direct the garnishee to answer the writ within twenty days and state the amount named in the judgment creditor's motion. Fla. Stat. § 77.04.
On January 10, 2018, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, entered judgment against Defendants, in the amount of $210,987.50, plus accruing post-judgment interest. (Doc. 26). On May 20, 2022, Plaintiffs registered the judgment in this court. (Doc. 1). According to Plaintiffs' motion, this amount remains unpaid. (Doc. 26).
Plainttifs' Motion for Writ of Garnishment (Doc. 26) is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to issue the writ of garnishment to the named garnishee using the forms attached to Plaintiffs' motion. (Doc. 26-1). Plaintiffs must include with the writ copies of:
a. Plaintiffs' Motion for Writ of Garnishment (Doc. 26), b. this Order, and
c. The Registration of Foreign Judgment (Doc. 1).