Legal Opinion
Nationwide Investors v. Lawrence B. Miller, in Re Lee Whisler
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 3, 1986No. 85-2272PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Per curiam
Nationwide obtained a judgment in state court for back rent against Miller, a civilian employee of the Army Air Force Exchange Service. Nationwide then procured an order from the Sacramento Municipal Court compelling Lee Whisler, a federal employee and Personnel Assistant at the air force base where Miller works, to appear for examination in connection with Nationwide’s attempt to garnish Miller’s wages. The Order to Appear threatened arrest and charges of contempt upon failure to appear.
Whisler removed to federal court. The district judge (Ramirez, J.) quashed the Order to Appear and granted…
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