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New York Attorney General Letitia James moved on October 13, 2022, to put the Trump Organization under tighter court supervision while her civil fraud case against Donald Trump and his companies moved toward trial. In papers filed in New York Supreme Court, the attorney general asked for a preliminary injunction, an independent monitor, and limits on significant asset transfers without court approval. The filing also asked for permission to serve some defendants electronically and for a preliminary conference to set the case on a path toward an early October 2023 trial. ([ag.ny.gov](https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2022/attorney-general-james-takes-action-immediately-stop-donald-trump-and-trump?utm_source=openai))

The state said the relief was needed to keep the case from being undermined before trial. According to the motion, the attorney general wanted a monitor to oversee the submission of financial information to accountants, lenders, and insurers, and to watch over any major corporate sale or transfer of assets. The office argued that the defendants should not be allowed to keep making financial disclosures or moving assets in ways that could complicate any eventual judgment. ([ag.ny.gov](https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2022/attorney-general-james-takes-action-immediately-stop-donald-trump-and-trump?utm_source=openai))

The request did not mean the court had already imposed those restrictions. On October 13, the monitor and asset-transfer limits were still being sought, not ordered. The court later granted preliminary injunctive relief on November 3, 2022, including appointment of a monitor and notice requirements for non-cash asset transfers. ([nycourts.gov](https://www.nycourts.gov/Reporter/pdfs/2022/2022_33771.pdf?utm_source=openai))

The broader case had already turned into one of the most consequential legal fights around Trump’s business empire. James had sued in September 2022, accusing Trump, the Trump Organization, and other defendants of years of financial fraud tied to asset valuations and business disclosures. The October filing sharpened that case by asking the judge to keep a closer eye on the company while the merits were still ahead. ([ag.ny.gov](https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2022/attorney-general-james-takes-action-immediately-stop-donald-trump-and-trump?utm_source=openai))