Legal Opinion
Cunningham v. Department of the Navy
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided September 20, 1978No. Civ. H-77-621PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
BLUMENFELD, District Judge.
The plaintiff in this action seeks to enjoin the garnishment of his Navy retirement pay ordered by a New York state court. The gravamen of plaintiff’s claim lies in a challenge to the constitutionality of the application of New York’s matrimonial long-arm statute, N.Y.Civ.Prac.Law (McKinney) § 302(b). 1
FACTS
Plaintiff, while in the Navy in October 1968, was divorced from his wife, pursuant to a decree of a court in Virginia, where they were residing. Under that decree plaintiff was ordered to pay $150.00 per month in support and alimony for his…
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- Ralph T. Overman v. United States of America, Fred Hornkohl and Frances OvermanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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