Legal Opinion

Bret Lewis v. United Joint Venture

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 9, 2012No. 11-3044PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLAY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant United Joint Venture appeals an order entered pursuant to motions for orders of garnishment filed by Plaintiffs Bret and Rebecca Lewis (“the Lewises”). The Lewises obtained a judgment in the Western District of Michigan and sought to enforce it in the Northern District of Ohio pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1963. The court rejected Defendant’s request to set off judgments obtained by the Lewises and two other individuals with judgments obtained by Defendant. Because the district court did not abuse its discretion in declining the setoff, we AFFIRM the district…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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  4. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Mademoiselle Of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
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