Actions for Which Attachments Can Be Used – California Globe

Actions for Which Attachments Can Be Used – California Globe

The Code of Civil Procedure, in Part 2, Title 6.5, Chapter 3, deals with civil actions in which attachment is authorized. Section 483.010 allows an attachment to be issued only in an action on a claim or claims for money, each of which is based upon a contract, express or implied, where the total amount of the claim or claims is a fixed or readily ascertainable amount not less than $500 exclusive of costs, interest, and attorney’s fees. An attac…