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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 31:3729 False Claims Act

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

United States Attorney 

KURT A. DIDIER 

Assistant United States Attorney 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 554-2700 

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

United States of America 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

CHABAD OF CALIFORNIA, 

 Defendant and Judgment Debtor. 

COMERICA BANK, 

 Garnishee. 

Case No.: 2:10-CV-01056-MCE-EFB 

STIPULATION REGARDING WRIT OF 

GARNISHMENT; AND FINAL ORDER 

THEREON 

No Hearing Requested

 Plaintiff United States and defendant Chabad of California (the Parties) hereby stipulate to the 

resolution of the United States’ pending garnishment action as follows: 

 1. An amended judgment in the amount of $713,090.00 was entered against Chabad of 

California (Chabad) on October 14, 2015. The Clerk of Court taxed costs against Chabad in the amount 

of $17,302.99 on November 5, 2015. Combined, the amended judgment and cost bill total $730,392.99. 

To date, the judgment and cost bill remain unpaid. 

2. The United States sought, and the Clerk issued, a writ of garnishment on February 9, 

2016 against Chabad’s accounts at garnishee Comerica Bank (Comerica). ECF No. 155. 

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3. Comerica’s Acknowledgement of Service and Answer of Garnishee (the Answer) to the 

writ identifies the following two bank accounts in which Chabad maintains an interest: 

A. Business checking number x-3769 in the amount of $96.00; and 

B. Business checking number x-0486 in the amount of $1,171.00 (the Accounts). 

ECF No. 159. 

4. Chabad stipulates that the United States may garnish the Accounts in their entirety. 

Accordingly, the Parties agree that the Court can and should enter an order: 

 A. Directing Comerica, as garnishee, to liquidate and pay to the United States 

Department of Justice (the USDOJ), within 20 days of the filing of the attached garnishment order, the 

contents of the Accounts as set forth in the order; and 

 B. Terminating the writ of garnishment upon Comerica’s payment to the USDOJ and 

the USDOJ’s processing of the payment. 

FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: 

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

 United States Attorney 

 

Dated: March 1, 2016 /s/ Kurt A. Didier 

 KURT A. DIDIER 

 Assistant United States Attorney 

FOR CHABAD OF CALIFORNIA: 

Dated: March 1, 2016 /s/ Mark M. Hathaway

 MARK M. HATHAWAY, Esq., 

 Counsel for Chabad of California 

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O R D E R 

The Court, having reviewed the court files and the Parties’ Stipulation Regarding Writ of 

Garnishment (the Stipulation), and finding good cause therefrom, hereby approves the Stipulation. 

ACCORDINGLY, the Court hereby ORDERS, ADJUDGES and DECREES as follows: 

1. The United States’ application for a final order of garnishment in the amount of $1,267.00 

is granted; 

2. Comerica Bank shall deliver to the United States Department of Justice, within 20 days of 

the filing of this Order, a cashier’s check, money order or company draft in the sum of $1,267.00 drawn 

from defendant Chabad of California’s business checking account numbers x-3769 and x-0486 and made 

payable to the “United States Department of Justice” at the United States’ Attorney’s Office, Eastern 

District of California (Attn: Tina Baca), 501 I Street, Suite 10-100, Sacramento, California 95814. 

Comerica Bank shall state the docket number (Case No.: 2:10-cv-01056-MCE-EFB) on the payment 

instrument and, if it desires a payment receipt, shall include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with the 

payment; 

3. Upon its payment of the $1,267.00 to the United States, Comerica Bank shall release its 

hold on Chabad of California’s business checking account numbers x-3769 and x-0486; and 

4. This is a final order of garnishment; upon payment and processing of the garnished amount 

as ordered above, this writ shall terminate pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 3205(c)(10)(B). 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 2, 2016. 

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