Greenberg v. Citicorp Leasing, Inc.

Petitioner, Howard Greenberg, is a judgment debtor of respondent, Citicorp Leasing, Inc. At a deposition in aid of execution, Greenberg refused to answer certain questions, invoking his Fifth Amendment right to silence. Citicorp moved to compel and the trial court entered an order requiring Green-berg to submit an affidavit attesting “to the crime for which prosecution is feared.” Greenberg alleges that he has been contacted by the United States Department of Justice regarding the potential for his criminal prosecution. Significantly, the order requires Greenberg to disclose his own…