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Parties Involved:
Jose V. Garcia
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff and Judgment 

Creditor,

v.

JOSE V. GARCIA,

Defendant and Judgment 

Debtor.

No. 1:15-cv-01077-DAD-BAM

AMENDED FINAL ORDER FOR WRIT OF 

CONTINUING GARNISHMENT (WAGES) 

(Doc. No. 20)

WEST HILLS FUELS, INC., 

Garnishee.

This matter is before the court on plaintiff United States’ application for a final writ of 

continuing garnishment (wages) against defendant and judgment debtor Jose Garcia’s nonexempt disposable earnings due to Garcia from garnishee West Hills Fuels, Inc. (“West Hills”). 

(Doc. No. 20.) As set forth in the plaintiff’s application, the United States sought and obtained 

the writ to collect the $25,276.40 Garcia owes pursuant to the judgment entered against him by 

this court on February 25, 2016 and a statutorily authorized litigation surcharge. (See id. at 1.) 

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The Clerk of the Court issued the writ, which the United States served on West Hills and Garcia. 

(See Doc. Nos. 24–25.) 

West Hills served and filed its acknowledgement of service and answer of garnishee (the 

“answer”) to the writ, which acknowledged that Garcia was an employee of West Hills and 

identified his pay. (Doc. No. 26.) Garcia did not file a timely claim of exemption to the proposed 

garnishment of the wages owed to him by West Hills, did not object to the answer of West Hills, 

did not request a hearing, and did not otherwise present an objection to the court to the United 

States’ garnishment action.

In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 3205(c)(7), after the garnishee files an answer, and if no 

hearing is requested with the required time period, the court shall promptly enter an order 

directing the garnishee as to the disposition of the judgment debtor’s property. Good cause 

appearing from the review of the court files, the United States’ application for a writ of 

continuing garnishment (wages) will be granted.

Accordingly, 

1. The United States’ application for a final writ of continuing garnishment (wages) 

(Doc. No. 20) is granted; 

2. Garnishee West Hills is ordered to pay at least monthly to the Clerk of the Court, 25 

percent of defendant Garcia’s disposable wages, earnings, commissions, bonuses, and 

compensation until: (a) the judgment including interest and surcharge amount of 

$27,804.04 is paid in full; (b) further order of this Court; or (c) West Hills no longer 

has custody, possession, or control of any property belonging to defendant;

3. Garnishee West Hills is further ordered to provide the United States with written 

notice if the amount or form of compensation to defendant Garcia changes while this 

order is in effect or if West Hills no longer has custody, possession, or control of 

Garcia’s property;

4. Within twenty days of the filing of this final order, West Hills shall deliver to the 

Clerk of the Court all amounts previously withheld by West Hills from and after West 

Hills received the writ of garnishment on July 1, 2016; and West Hills shall also 

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provide the United States a written accounting, by pay period, of the amounts withheld 

from defendant Garcia’s wages during the period from service of the writ to entry of 

this final order; and 

5. The payment instrument must be made payable to the “Department of Justice” and 

delivered to: 

U.S. Department of Justice

Nationwide Central Intake Facility

P.O. Box 790363

St. Louis, Mo 63179-0363

Garnishee West Hills shall include “CDCS Case No. 2015A47563” on the payment 

instrument.1

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 28, 2016 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

 

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To the extent any payments have previously been received by the Clerk of the Court, the Clerk 

of the Court is directed to forward such payments to the U.S. Department of Justice in accordance 

with this order.

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