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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: Civil Miscellaneous Case

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Stipulation and Order of Garnishment

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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.

KEVIN PATRICK SLUGA,

 Defendant and Judgment Debtor.

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

 Garnishee.

Case No.: 1:14-MC-00069-LJO 

STIPULATION REGARDING WRIT OF

GARNISHMENT; AND ORDER THEREON

CRIMINAL CASE. NO.: 1:10-CR-00001-LJO

No Hearing Requested

Plaintiff United States and defendant Kevin Patrick Sluga and his spouse, Leslie Sluga, hereby 

stipulate to the resolution of the United States’ pending garnishment action against defendant Kevin 

Patrick Sluga’s interest in his Bank of America, N.A. (BoA) bank and retirement accounts as follows:

1. The Court convicted and sentenced Defendant in the above referenced criminal case as 

stated in the Judgment in a Criminal Case filed on August 26, 2014. CR ECF No. 56. The Judgment 

ordered Defendant to pay a $400 special assessment and $3,979,625.43 in restitution. To date, the

assessment and restitution remain unpaid. 

2. The United States sought, and the Clerk issued, a writ of garnishment on November 7, 

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2014 against Defendant’s bank and retirement accounts at garnishee BoA. Misc. ECF No. 5.

3. BoA filed and served its answer to the writ, identifying two accounts belonging to 

Defendant: 1. a business checking account maintained by Kevin Sluga dba Kevin Sluga, CPA (ending in 

numbers 1870); and 2. a retirement account ending in numbers 5643. Misc. ECF No. 7. While BoA’s

answer states the value of each account as $0, BoA’s answer to the United States’ writ of garnishment 

proceeding against Defendant’s spouse, Leslie Sluga, states the value of these same accounts as $435.31 

and $57,657.37, respectively. See, United States v. Sluga, Case No. 1:14-MC-00070-LJO, ECF No. 7. 

4. Defendant Kevin Sluga represents that he is the owner of the BoA accounts referenced in 

paragraph 3, above, and that to the best of his knowledge, the value of his checking account is $435.31 

and his retirement account $57,657.37, as stated above.

5. As set forth below, Defendant agrees that the United States may garnish a portion of his 

retirement account, and his spouse, Leslie Sluga, agrees to waive and release any interest she may have 

in the garnished account. Accordingly, the signatories hereto agree that the Court can and should enter 

an order:

A. Garnishing $45,000 from Defendant’s retirement account (ending in number 5643)

and directing the payment of this amount to the Clerk of the Court; and 

B. That upon BoA’s payment of the $45,000 to the Clerk, BoA may release the balance 

of the retirement account and the business checking account to Defendant’s control. 

FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

Dated: January __, 2015 /s/ 

KURT A. DIDIER

Assistant United States Attorney

FOR THE DEFENDANT AND JUDGMENT DEBTOR:

Dated: January __, 2015 /s/

KEVIN PATRICK SLUGA, Personally

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FOR THE DEFENDANT’S SPOUSE:

Dated: January __, 2015 /s/ 

LESLIE SLUGA, Personally

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CONTENT:

Dated: January __, 2015 /s/ 

GEORGE W. BUEHLER, Esq.,

Counsel for Kevin Patrick Sluga and Leslie Sluga 

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Order of Garnishment

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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 therefor, hereby APPROVES the Stipulation. 

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

1. The United States’ application for an order of garnishment in the amount of $45,000 is 

GRANTED; 

2. Bank of America shall DELIVER, within twenty (20) days of the date of this Order, a 

cashier’s check, money order or company draft in the sum of $45,000 drawn from defendant Kevin 

Patrick Sluga’s retirement account ending in numbers 5643, and made payable to the “Clerk of the Court” 

at the Office of the Clerk, United States District Court, Eastern District of California, 501 I Street, Suite 4-

200, Sacramento, California 95814. Bank of America shall also state the docket number (Case No.: 1:10-

CR-00001-LJO) on the payment instrument and, if it desires a payment receipt, shall include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope with the payment; 

3. Upon its payment of the $45,000 to the Clerk, Bank of America shall RELEASE its hold 

on any amount exceeding $45,000 in account No. 5643 and on any other accounts for which Bank of 

America has previously identified defendant Kevin Patrick Sluga as the owner; 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: January 29, 2015 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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