Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Young
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided March 12, 1993PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Michael D. Stallman, J.
These contempt motions submitted on default in two unre*453lated actions are decided jointly. They raise the same issues: What is the proper method of service of an information subpoena? What is a sufficient predicate for contempt? These issues are especially significant, given the volume of uncontested contempt motions in Civil Court predicated upon the failure to answer information subpoenae, where imprisonment is sought as punishment.
In each case the plaintiff judgment creditor seeks an order of contempt against a judgment debtor based upon an alleged…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Oppenheimer v. Oscar Shoes Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Lansdowne Financial Services Ltd. v. Binladen Telecommunications Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Weitzman v. PottakNew York Supreme Court · 1961
- Carl v. MoyerNew York Supreme Court · 1970
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