Opinion No. Oag 3-88, (1988)

JAMES KLAUSER, Secretary Wisconsin Department of Administration

You ask whether the State of Wisconsin may be sued as a garnishee defendant in actions to collect money judgments obtained against persons who are owed money for services rendered on contracts with state agencies. You illustrated your inquiry with the example of private attorneys who have been retained under contracts with the State Public Defender to provide legal defense for indigents in criminal proceedings and who have unpaid balances on account that private judgment creditors seek in order to satisfy money judgments taken…