Legal Opinion
Kann Corp. v. Monroe
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 14, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-1453PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.
This case is here on removal from the Superior Court for the District of Columbia. Plaintiff has filed a post judgment writ of garnishment against the wages of defendant, an employee of the United States Postal Service. The Postal Service has moved to quash the writ, arguing that it is immune from such garnishments by reason of governmental immunity.
The question to be decided is: In enacting the Postal Reorganization Act, did Congress intend that the Postal Service be immune from garnishment of its employees’ wages for their private debts? The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Kennedy Electric Company, Inc. v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by6 opinions
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