I have a court judgment in the amount of approx. $40,000 plus interest against a man now living in Las Vegas, NV. The judgment occurred in South Dakota, and has been filed with legal authorities in both states. He has made no effort to pay this judgment, even though he frquently plays in poker tournaments and has won more than $60k since September. Can I file papers to freeze his bank account? If so, how do I identify his bank, and eventually seize his assets?

Thank you for your kind consideration.

Thus is the problem, you have to find his bank and his account numbers.

You may hire a private dect. Or in some courts, when you file for your judgement, you request though the court that they provide a list of all of their property and all of their bank accounts.

But a lot of people hide their money and bank accounts. Sadly I have a family member who owes thousands, 100's of thousands most likely, he lives in a big home, drives 50,000 cars him and his wife and so on, but guess what does not have a dollar in his own name, he plays the system to cheat people. ( I hate it) but people who do that know how to do it well

Hello tommy:

If you know that he's playing in a certain tournament, and you file a writ of garnishment on them, they'll withhold his winnings.

excon

I had the same thought as excon. I have no idea how feasible it is, you would need to contact an attorney in Vegas to handle this. But, in poker tournaments, you don't play with cash. Each player buys in and gets chips. This means the casino has the money and you may be able to garnish it.

Subpeona him to court, to list his assets, the courts do assist in this matter, even though they don't like to.