---
title: "List judgment facts before anything is recorded against land"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/record-a-writ-against-the-debtor-s-land-title/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A46-W20261018-1-US"
practice_area: "Debt Recovery & Civil Enforcement"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List judgment facts before anything is recorded against land

> List the court, the date of entry, the sum the judgment states, and the land described in the file. Do not prepare a recording and do not say a lien exists.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/record-a-writ-against-the-debtor-s-land-title/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Debt Recovery & Civil Enforcement](https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List the court, the date of entry, the sum the judgment states, and the land described in the file. Do not prepare a recording and do not say a lien exists. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide whether anything may be recorded, and you prepare it. Rule 69(a)(1) says a money judgment is enforced by a writ of execution unless the court directs otherwise, and that the procedure on execution accords with the procedure of the state where the court is located, except where a federal statute governs. Section 1963 lets a judgment of a court of appeals, district court, bankruptcy court, or the Court of International Trade be registered by a certified copy in another district when it is final by appeal or by expiration of the time for appeal, or when the entering court orders registration for good cause. A judgment in favor of the United States may be registered any time after entry. A registered judgment has the same effect as a judgment of the registering district. The sentence on registering a satisfaction refers to a district in which the judgment is a lien. It does not create that lien. No state recording or lien statute was opened. You open that statute before anything is lodged with a recorder. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Record a writ against the debtor’s land title](https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/record-a-writ-against-the-debtor-s-land-title.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the court, the date of entry, the sum the judgment states, and the land described in the file. Do not prepare a recording and do not say a lien exists.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not record from this list. Recording is a step you take under the state statute.
- Section 1963 is not a statute for a state-court judgment or a foreign-country judgment.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 69](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_69) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [28 U.S.C. § 1963 (registration of judgments for enforcement in other districts)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1963) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*