My Bank Account Has Been Frozen
What You Should Do Next
In New York, if your bank account has been restrained (frozen) it is likely that you were sued and lost, and that a judgment was entered against you. (If you owe a student loan your account may sometimes be restrained without a judgment.)
Unfortunately, it is common for judgments to be entered against consumers without the consumer even knowing that they were sued. This is because the company that sued you may not have properly served you with the legal papers. This is sometimes referred to as "sewer service." If this happened to you, you should be able to have the judgment "vacated" (wiped out). You are entitled to be properly served with the legal papers.
The first step is to obtain a copy of the entire court file. You should go to the Court that you were sued in and make a copy of the entire file. If you don't know where you were sued, you can try to ask the people who sued you, or you can try calling the Courts in your area to determine where the case against you was filed.
You should review the file to determine who sued you and for what. You should also determine where the person suing you served the legal papers.
If you think you have been the victim of "sewer service" you should contact a New York debt collection abuse attorney to assist you.
Following is a list of the contact information for many of local courts in downstate New York:
Suffolk County
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Supreme Court
235 Griffing Avenue
Riverhead, NY 11901
631-852-2334
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First District Court
3105 Veterans Memorial Highway
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
631-854-9676
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Second District Court
30 East Hoffman Avenue
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
631-854-1121
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Third District Court
1850 New York Avenue
Huntington Station, NY 11746
631-854-4545
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Fourth District Court
North County Complex Bldg. C-158
Veterans Memorial Highway
Hauppauge, NY 11788
631-853-5408
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Fifth District Court
3105 Veterans Memorial Highway
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
631-854-9673
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Sixth District Court
150 West Main Street
Patchogue, NY 11772
631-854-1440
Manhattan (New York County)
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Supreme Court - New York County
100 Centre Street
New York, NY 10013
212-374-4422
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New York City Civil Court
New York County 111 Centre Street
New York, NY 10013
212-374-8174
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Nassau County
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Supreme Court - Nassau County
100 Supreme Court Drive
Mineola, NY 11501
631-571-2903
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Nassau County District Court
99 Main Street
Hempstead, NY 11550
516-572-2356
Queens County
Bronx County
Queens County
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Supreme Court - Queens County
88-11 Sutphin Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11435
718-520-3713
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Supreme Court - Queens County
88-11 Sutphin Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11435
718-520-3713
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New York City Civil Court - Queens County
89-17 Sutphin Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11435
718-520-3610
Brooklyn (Kings County)
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Supreme Court -Kings County
360 Adams Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-643-8076
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New York City Civil Court - Kings County
141 Livingston Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-643-5069
Staten Island (Richmond County)
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Supreme Court - Richmond County
18 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10301
718-390-5201
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New York City Civil Court - Richmond County
927 Castleton Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10310
718-390-5416
Bronx
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Supreme Court - Bronx County
851 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10451
718-590-3804
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New York City Civil Court - Bronx County
851 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10451
718-590-3722
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We urge you to
contact a New York debt collector abuse lawyer
for advice and help against creditor harassment.