N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1020

§ 1020. Substitution of indemnitors for executing or attaching\nofficer. Where an action is brought against an officer to recover a\nchattel levied upon by virtue of an execution or order of attachment, or\nto recover damages for the detention or sale of such a chattel, and an\nundertaking indemnifying the officer against such acts has been given,\nthe court may order that the indemnitor be substituted for the officer.\n