ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address):

FOR COURT USE ONLY

AT-140

FAX NO.:

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF 

TELEPHONE NO.:

E-MAIL ADDRESS:

ATTORNEY FOR (Name):

STREET ADDRESS:

MAILING ADDRESS:

 CITY AND ZIP CODE:

 BRANCH NAME:

PLAINTIFF:

DEFENDANT:

TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE ORDER

CASE NUMBER:

1.

The court has considered the application of plaintiff (name):
a.

 for
a right to attach order, order for issuance of writ of attachment pursuant to chapter 4 (beginning with Code Civ. Proc., §
484.010), and a temporary protective order.
an ex parte right to attach order and order for issuance of writ of attachment under Chapter 5 (beginning with Code 
Civ. Proc., § 485.010).

b.

FINDINGS

2.

THE COURT FINDS

a.

Defendant (name): 

  is a 

natural person

partnership

unincorporated association

corporation

other (specify): 

The amount sought to be secured by the attachment under the application for the right to attach is: $

The claim upon which the application for attachment is based is one upon which an attachment may be issued under
         Code of Civil Procedure section 483.010                Welfare and Institutions Code section 15657.01.
Plaintiff has established the probable validity of the claim upon which the application for the attachment is based.

The order is not sought for a purpose other than the recovery upon the claim up on which the application for the attachment is
   based.

f. Great or irreparable injury to the plaintiff will result if this order is not issued, based on the following:

concealed
substantially impaired in value.
made unavailable to levy by other than concealment or substantial impairment in value.

There is a danger that the property sought to be attached would be
(a)
(b)
(c)
Defendant has failed to pay the debt underlying the requested attachment and is insolvent as defined in Code of 
Civil Procedure section 485.010(b)(2).
A bulk sales notice was recorded and published pursuant to division 6 (beginning with section 6101) of
the Commercial Code with respect to a bulk transfer by the defendant.
An escrow has been opened pursuant to the provisions of Business and Professions Code section 24074 with respect
to the sale by the defendant of a liquor license. The liquor license number is:
Other circumstances:

The requirements of Code of Civil Procedure section 485.220 are satisfied, but a temporary protective order should
issue instead of an ex parte right to attach order and order for issuance of writ of attachment.

before a temporary protective order will issue,

h.

Plaintiff must file an undertaking in the amount of: $

and plaintiff has filed an undertaking in that amount.

The property subject to the following order is:

b.
c.

d.

e.

g.

i.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Form Approved for Optional Use
Judicial Council of California
AT-140 [Rev. July 1, 2011]

TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE ORDER 
                      (Attachment)

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Code of Civil Procedure,
§§ 482.030, 486.010 et seq.;
   Welfare & Institutions Code, § 15657.01
  www.courts.ca.gov

SHORT TITLE:

CASE NUMBER:

AT-140

2.  

j.

The following property of defendant is inventory or farm products held for sale and may be transferred in the ordinary 
course of business (specify):

3.  THE COURT ORDERS

ORDER

Defendant shall not transfer, directly or indirectly, any interest in the property described in item 2i of the findings.

Defendant shall not dispose of the proceeds of any transfer of inventory or farm products held for sale except under 
the following restrictions:

k.

Other (specify):

a.
b.

c.

d.

Other (specify):

4.  

Number of pages attached:

Date:

This order will expire at the earliest of the following times:
(1) When plaintiff levies upon specific property described in this order;
(2) After (date):
(3) 40 days after the issuance of this order.

; or

(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)

(SIGNATURE OF JUDICIAL OFFICER)

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: An undertaking has been filed with the court by plaintiff. You may object to the undertaking.
a.   You may issue any number of checks against any of your accounts in a financial institution in this state in any amount for

the following purposes: 
(1) Payment of any payroll expense (including fringe benefits and taxes and premiums for workers' compensation and
unemployment insurance) falling due in the ordinary course of business prior to the levy of a writ of attachment.

(2) Payment for goods thereafter delivered to you C.O.D. for use in your trade, business, or profession. 
(3) Payment of taxes if payment is necessary to avoid penalties which will accrue if there is any further delay in payment.
(4) Payment of reasonable legal fees and reasonable costs and expenses required for your representation in the action.

b.   In addition, you may issue any number of checks for any purpose so long as the total amount of such checks does not

exceed the greater of the following:
(1) The amount by which the total amount on deposit exceeds the sum of the amount sought to be secured by the

attachment and the amounts permitted to be paid pursuant to this notice.

(2) One thousand dollars ($1,000).

c.   If the property is farm products held for sale or is inventory, the temporary protective order may not prohibit you from

transferring the property in the ordinary course of business, but may impose appropriate restrictions on the disposition of 
the proceeds from such transfer.

[SEAL]

CLERK'S CERTIFICATE

I certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original on file in my office.
Date:

AT-140 [Rev. July 1, 2011]

TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE ORDER 
                      (Attachment)

Clerk, by

, Deputy

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