Legal Opinion
Bank of America, N.A. v. Veluchamy
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 16, 2011No. 11-1704, 11-1705PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the question of whether a district court has the power to temporarily seize the passports of judgment-debtors who are subject to a production of assets order. We conclude that the district court has that authority, and therefore affirm the portion of the order seizing the Veluchamys’ passports.
In June 2009, Pethinaidu and Parameswari Veluchamy defaulted on debts owed to Bank of America to the tune of thirty-nine million dollars. Bank of America sued the Veluchamys for breach of contract in district court, and the district court ultimately entered a…
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