Brezenoff v. Vasquez’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “[t]he present statute, in authorizing attachment in these cases [of fraud, deceit, and conversion], apparently indulges in the unproven presumption that defendants charged with the stated wrongs are more likely to indulge in conduct frustrating the enforcement of a future judgment in plaintiff’s favor than defendants in other cases. The provisions are of dubious constitutional validity. There is no reason why a defendant charged, for example, with conversion is more likely to tamper with his property than one sued for assault, wrongful death or negligence. In the absence of compelling reasons, drastic interference with the free use and enjoyment of defendant's property should not be authorized on the basis of limited judicial cognition, long before defendant has his full day in court and his liability has been established.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 594 F. Supp. 2d 308 - DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc. v. Kontogiannis