Legal Opinion
Moya v. DeBaca
District Court, D. New Mexico
Decided July 19, 1968No. Civ. 7271PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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PAYNE, Chief Judge.
This is an action brought to test the constitutionality of the New Mexico garnishment statutes.1 It is asserted that the statutes in question violate the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. Plaintiffs ask this Court to permanently enjoin their enforcement. As the constitutionality of state statutes is involved and the questions raised are substantial, a three-judge court has been convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2281.
On July 10, 1967, a money judgment in the amount of $157.91 was rendered in favor of defendant DeBaca…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Zwickler v. KootaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187 CahokiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gray v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Rinaldi v. YeagerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Brown v. Liberty Loan Corporation Of DuvalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Kirby v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2010
- Dorwart v. CarawayMontana Supreme Court · 1998
- Brown v. Liberty Loan Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Betts v. TomDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1977
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