Delaware Code
Subchapter II. Civil Actions for Debt
§ 9534. Form of attachment for contempt.

The form of an attachment under § 9533 of this title for contempt against a witness, shall be as follows:

“ County, ss. The State of Delaware,
To any constable, greeting:

Bring A. B. before , one of our justices of the peace, at a Justice of the Peace Court in the county in which the action was commenced forthwith to show cause why he/she should not be punished under civil contempt as provided by § 9506 of Title 10 of the Delaware Code.

Structure Delaware Code

Delaware Code

Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure

Chapter 95. PROCEDURE

Subchapter II. Civil Actions for Debt

§ 9521. Mode of proceeding.

§ 9522. Issuance and requirements of summons.

§ 9523. Form of summons.

§ 9524. Service of summons; verification for default judgment.

§ 9525. Deposit for cost; representation of an artificial entity.

§ 9526. Time for hearing.

§ 9527. Adjournments.

§ 9528. Requirement of special bail for certain adjournments.

§ 9529. Discharge of special bail.

§ 9530. Proceedings against special bail; scire facias.

§ 9531. Depositions of nonresidents.

§ 9532. Form of subpoena.

§ 9533. Failure to appear; penalty.

§ 9534. Form of attachment for contempt.

§ 9535. Form of distress warrant.

§ 9536. Setoff or counterclaim.

§ 9537. Failure of defendant to appear; adjournment or judgment by default.

§ 9538. Application to vacate default judgment.

§ 9539. Failure of plaintiff to appear; adjournment or dismissal.

§ 9540. Entry of judgment; endorsement on cause of action.

§ 9541. Costs.

§ 9542. Judgments against executor or administrator.

§ 9543. Setting aside judgment on warrant of attorney.

§ 9544. Six months stay of execution.

§ 9545. Nine months stay of execution; security.

§ 9546. Transfer of judgment to Superior Court docket after stay of execution.

§ 9547. Execution process.

§ 9548. Form of execution process.

§ 9549. Garnishees; time for appearance; pleadings.

§ 9550. Proceeding by garnishee charging collusion.

§ 9551. Appeal from proceeding by garnishee.

§ 9552. Time of binding of goods and chattels by execution; duration of lien.

§ 9553. Levy; inventory.

§ 9554. Sale of goods levied upon; advertisement.

§ 9555. Priority of liens.

§ 9556. Duty of constable or sheriff upon receipt of execution; return of execution.

§ 9557. Venditioni exponas; issuance; requirements; effect.

§ 9558. Form of venditioni exponas.

§ 9560. Failure to pay over proceeds from execution.

§ 9561. Failure on return to produce receipt of proceeds.

§ 9562. Necessity of judgment and execution docket.

§ 9563. Judgment docket.

§ 9564. Execution docket.

§ 9565. Indexing of dockets.

§ 9566. Entry of judgment satisfaction by justice.

§ 9567. Entry of judgment satisfaction by creditor or execution officer.

§ 9569. Transfer of judgment to Superior Court; lien on real estate.

§ 9570. Right to appeal.

§ 9571. Appeal in civil actions.

§ 9572. Proceedings on appeal.

§ 9573. Execution upon striking of appeal.

§ 9574. Abatement and dismissal.

§ 9576. Remedy against deceased surety; assignment of creditor's remedies to surety.

§ 9577. Forms.

§ 9578. Survival of actions; parties.

§ 9579. Issuance, service and return of writ; proceedings.

§ 9580. Endorsement and docketing; assignment of judgment.

§ 9581. Revival of judgments.

§ 9582. Proceeding by attachment.

§ 9583. Issuance of writ; affidavit.

§ 9584. Form of writ; form of Garnishee's Notice of Service.

§ 9585. Goods and chattels subject to attachment; notice; judgment; creditors.

§ 9586. Service on garnishee; compelling attendance.

§ 9587. Process to compel appearance of garnishee.

§ 9588. Garnishment proceedings.

§ 9589. Dissolution of attachment.

§ 9590. Delivery of goods to constable; defense of garnishee; liability of constable.