Legal Opinion
Betts v. Reliable Collection Agency, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 19, 1981No. 79-4519PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILKENNY, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal of a class action where the district court declared Haw.Rev.Stat. § 652-l(b), the Hawaiian post-judgment garnishment statute,1 unconstitutional. Previously, in Betts v. Tom, 431 F.Supp. 1369 (D.Hawaii 1977),2 the Hawaiian district court had held this statute to be unconstitutional insofar as it permitted the issuance of “ex parte writs of garnishment to be served on financial institutions which held personal checking accounts (or similar accounts) belonging to judgment debtors which might or might not contain funds traceable to AFDC3 grants.” Betts II…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- East Texas Motor Freight System, Inc. v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- In Re General Motors Corporation Engine Interchange LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Johnson v. American Credit Co. of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Betts v. TomDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1977
- Betts v. ColtesDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1979
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3Cited by52 opinions
- 29 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1473, 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,064 the Officers for Justice, and Jesse J. Byrd v. The Civil Service Commission of the City and County of San Francisco, United States of America v. The City and County of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Charles Laduke v. Alan C. Nelson, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Project Release v. PrevostCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Project Release v. PrevostCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Hawkins v. Comparet-CassaniCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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