Motion: Plaintiff’s Application for Writ of Attachment
Tentative Ruling:
To grant plaintiff’s application for writ of attachment. (Code Civ. Proc. §§ 483.010, 484.090.)
Explanation:
Under Code of Civil Procedure section 483.010, subdivision (a), “Except as otherwise provided by statute, an attachment may 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 five hundred dollars ($500) exclusive of costs, interest, and attorney's fees.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 483.010, subd. (a).)
Also, under section 483.010, subdivision (b), “An attachment may not be issued on a claim which is secured by any interest in real property arising from agreement, statute, or other rule of law (including any mortgage or deed of trust of realty and any statutory, common law, or equitable lien on real property, but excluding any security interest in