I WOULD LIKE TO FILE LIST PENDENCE

First, the term is lis pendens.  It is Latin.  In New York, we call it a Notice of Pendency.  A Notice of Pendency must be related to a complaint in court.  As your deal may have given up any interest in the property, a Notice of Pendency might not be appropriate, but a complaint with a request for the stay of the sale might be the way to go.  You need an interest in the real property to file a Notice of Pendency.  If your filing is not proper, you can be subjected to damages.

I take it that you did not take a security interest in the land when you separated from your partners?  If you did, a lis pendens (called a "notice of pendency" in New York) might be superfluous.   A lis pendens can only be filed where a lawsuit is being filed which could affect title to real property.  In other words,  you can't file a lis pendens on someone's real property just because you claim he/she owes you money; you can file a lis pendens if you are suing to enforce a contract to sell you the property.  From what you've written, I'm not sure your situation meets the requirements for filing a lis pendens.