United States v. DeCay

HAYNES, Circuit Judge:

Kerry DeCay, Stanford Barre, and the Louisiana Sheriffs Pension and Relief Fund (“LSPRF”) appeal the district court’s order granting garnishment of Decay’s contributions to and Barre’s monthly benefits from state pension funds held by the LSPRF. We conclude that the United States may garnish DeCay’s and Barre’s retirement benefits to satisfy a criminal restitution order, but that the United States is limited to garnishing twenty-five percent of Barre’s monthly pension benefit. Accordingly, we REVERSE the district court’s entry of the final garnishment orders as to Barre,…