New York Order Directing Clerk To Issue Process of Maritime Attachment And Garnishment (Judge Cote) is an order issued by a court in New York to direct the Clerk of the Court to issue a process of maritime attachment and garnishment. This type of process is used to satisfy a maritime claim or lien against a defendant or debtor. The Order requires the Clerk to issue a writ of attachment and garnishment, as well as a summons and complaint, to the defendant and/or debtor. The Order also requires that the Clerk serve the writ and other documents on the defendant and/or debtor. There are two types of New York Order Directing Clerk To Issue Process of Maritime Attachment And Garnishment (Judge Cote): a Preliminary Order and a Final Order. The Preliminary Order is issued by the court to direct the Clerk to issue the process of maritime attachment and garnishment. The Final Order is issued after the Clerk has served the writ and other documents on the defendant and/or debtor. The Final Order requires the defendant and/or debtor to appear in court and answer the allegations in the complaint.