Legal Opinion
Finberg v. Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 27, 1980No. 79-1129PublishedCited by 214 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Chief Judge.
The appellant sought to have declared unconstitutional the application of Pennsylvania’s postjudgment garnishment procedures to freeze her bank accounts pursuant to an attempt to garnish them. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court found the procedures v.alid and denied the requested declaratory relief.
I. Facts
The appellant, Mrs. Beatrice Finberg, is a 68-year-old widow whose sole source of income is social security retirement benefits. In May of 1977, Sterling Consumer Discount Co. (Sterling) sued her in Pennsylvania’s Court of Common…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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