BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. v. VELUCHAMY

Nos. 11-1704, 11-1705.

643 F.3d 185 (2011)

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pethinaidu VELUCHAMY and Parameswari Veluchamy, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 4, 2011.

Published June 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard J. Roin (argued), Attorney, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Robert D. Cheifetz , Attorney, Sperling & Slater, P.C., Thomas K. McQueen (argued), Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before POSNER, KANNE, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


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...

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