Bolling v. Howland

MEMORANDUM

MORTON, District Judge.

The above styled cases are consolidated for consideration by the court, sua sponte, of the jurisdictional basis for a suit in the Federal district court for garnishment of wages or other remuneration for employment pursuant to 42 U. S.C. § 659. In both of these eases, the plaintiff seeks to enforce the individual defendant’s child support obligations.

Heretofore, the sovereign immunity of the United States has served as a shield for government employees in actions of this type. However, the Social Services Amendments of 1974 included a provision expressly…