Stuart Robbennolt v. Heidi Washington

COOK, Circuit Judge.

Because this court’s decision in Abbott v. Michigan, 474 F.3d 324 (6th Cir.2007), resolves the precise question this case poses, we follow Abbott and reverse.

A Michigan court ordered Stuart Rob-bennolt to direct General Motors to forward his pension benefits to his current residence — a Michigan state prison — to be used to defray the costs of his incarceration. Robbennolt accordingly notified GM, and Michigan seized 90% of the forthcoming benefits. Several years later, Robben-nolt sued the warden in federal district court, seeking return of the seized benefits. As was…