Produce Exchange Co., Inc. v. Collins Produce, Inc. et al

Filing 29

ORDER granting 26 Produce Exchange's motion for writ of garnishment. Signed by Magistrate Judge Amanda Arnold Sansone on 2/8/2018. (DMP)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
PRODUCE EXCHANGE CO., INC., a
Florida Corporation,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No.: 8:17-cv-1946-T-17AAS

COLLINS PRODUCE, INC., a Florida
Corporation, and LISA A. COLLINS, an
individual,
Defendants.
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ORDER
Produce Exchange seeks a writ of garnishment against Garnishee PNC Bank, N.A., for
accounts held by Collins Produce. (Doc. 26).
Rule 69 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 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 18, 2018, the Court entered judgment against Collins Produce and Ms. Collins,
jointly and severally, in the amount of $18,053.92, plus $54.90 in pre-judgment interest, and plus
post-judgment interest. (Doc. 25).
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Attaching the proposed writ that directs PNC Bank to respond within twenty days and that
states the amount named in the judgment creditor’s motion as required by statute, Produce
Exchange moves for writ of garnishment against Garnishee PNC Bank. (Docs. 26, 28).
Produce Exchange’s original proposed writ failed to include PNC Bank’s address. (Doc.
26-1). Therefore, I ordered Produce Exchange to submit a revised proposed writ including PNC
Bank’s address. (Doc. 27). Produce Exchange complied. (Doc. 28).
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that:
(1)

Produce Exchange’s Motion for Writ of Garnishment (Doc. 26) is GRANTED.

(2)

The Clerk of Court must issue a writ of garnishment against Garnishee PNC Bank
using Produce Exchange’s proposed writ and PNC Bank’s address contained in that
writ. (Doc. 28, pp. 1–2). The writ must include copies of the following:
a. Produce Exchange’s Motion for Writ of Garnishment (Doc. 26);
b. this Order;
c. the judgment (Doc. 25); and
d. the Notice to Defendant of Right Against Garnishment of Wages, Money, and
Other Property attached to Produce Exchange’s writ (Doc. 28, pp. 3–5).

ORDERED in Tampa, Florida on this 8th day of February, 2018.

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