Lincoln National Bank & Trust Co. v. Marotta

MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER

MUNSON, District Judge.

These two companion cases involve attempts by the plaintiffs, state court judgment creditors, to satisfy their judgments by garnisheeing the wages of the defendants below, both of whom are employees of the United States Postal Service. The Government has moved, before this Court, to quash income executions issued on behalf of the two plaintiffs. The sole issue to be determined, for purposes of this motion, is whether the doctrine of sovereign immunity prevents the garnishment of wages of Postal Service employees.

Historically, the wages of…