Attachment may be used in which scenario?

• A. The plaintiff seeks to punish a crime
• B. The plaintiff is seeking money damages and the defendant is an unlicensed foreign corporation or non-domiciliary outside New York
• C. The defendant is domiciled in New York with substantial assets
• D. The plaintiff seeks an order to seize chattel

Answer: (B)

Attachment is a provisional civil remedy used to secure a money judgment by reaching a defendant’s property before the case is finally decided. The key idea is that you seek money damages, and you need to protect or preserve assets that could satisfy the judgment if you win.

This works best when the defendant is outside New York or is an unlicensed foreign corporation or non-domiciliary. In that situation, attachment lets you reach assets within New York to guarantee payment, since it’s harder to collect from someone who isn’t in the state or who isn’t authorized to operate here. It’s not about punish­ing crime (that’s a criminal matter), and while attachment can involve seizing property to secure a judgment, the right scenario focuses on a money-damages action against a defendant whose presence or status makes securing assets essential.

So the scenario described—pursuing money damages against an unlicensed foreign corporation or non-domiciliary outside New York—best fits how attachment is used.