IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

Criminal Case No. 11-CR-000355-MSK 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOHN PHILLIP GALLEGOS,

Defendant,

and

ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.,

Garnishee.

WRIT OF GARNISHMENT

Greetings to: Alaska Airlines, Inc.

An application for a Writ of Garnishment against Defendant John Phillip

Gallegos, SSN: ***-**-5991, has been filed with this Court. A judgment has been 

entered against the above-named Defendant in the original amount of $965,947.32

($100.00 Special Assessment and $965,847.32 Restitution). The current balance is 

$965,822.32.

You are required by law to answer in writing, under oath, within ten (10) 

days, whether or not you have in your custody, control or possession, any property 

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owned by the Defendant, including any and all retirement accounts (IRA and 401k) and 

any and all investment accounts due to the Defendant. 

You must file the original copy of your written answer to this Writ within ten (10) 

days of your receipt of this Writ with the Clerk, United States District Court, District 

of Colorado located at: 901 19th Street, # A-105, Denver, CO 80294-3589. 

Additionally, you are required by law to serve a copy of your Answer upon the 

Defendant at: 5940 California Ave. S.W., #F, Seattle, WA 98136, and upon the 

government at: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Attn: Financial Litigation Unit, 1225 17th Street, 

Suite 700, Denver, CO 80202.

Under the law, there is property which is exempt from this Writ of Garnishment. 

Property which is exempt and which is not subject to this order is listed on the attached 

Claim for Exemption Form.

You are required to withhold and retain any property in which the 

Defendant has a substantial nonexempt interest. If you fail to answer this Writ or 

withhold property in accordance with this Writ, the United States of America may 

petition the Court for an order requiring you to appear before the Court to explain your 

reason for not doing so. If you fail to appear or do appear and fail to show good cause 

why you failed to comply with this Writ, the Court may enter a judgment against you for 

the value of the Defendant’s nonexempt property. 

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It is unlawful to pay or deliver to the Defendant any item attached by this Writ.

JEFFREY P. COLWELL, Clerk

United States District Court

_________________________ By: ________________________________

Date Deputy Clerk

April 30, 2014 s/E. Van Alphen

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INSTRUCTIONS TO THE GARNISHEE

TO: ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.

Attached is a Writ of Garnishment requesting that you determine whether or not 

you have in your possession, custody or control any of the property of the Defendant. 

You are required by law to serve a written answer to this Writ within 10 days of your 

receipt of this Writ. You are further required to withhold and retain any property, 

including any and all retirement accounts (IRA and 401k) and any and all 

investment accounts, in which the Defendant has a substantial nonexempt interest. A 

list of exemptions which are not subject to the Writ of Garnishment, entitled “Claim for 

Exemption Form,” is attached to the Writ.

IF YOU FAIL TO ANSWER THIS WRIT OR TO WITHHOLD PROPERTY IN 

ACCORDANCE WITH THE WRIT, THE COURT MAY MAKE YOU LIABLE FOR THAT 

AMOUNT OF THE DEFENDANT’S NONEXEMPT PROPERTY WHICH YOU FAILED 

TO WITHHOLD. ADDITIONALLY, YOU MAY BE HELD LIABLE FOR A 

REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IF THE 

UNITED STATES FILES A PETITION TO THE COURT REQUESTING AN 

EXPLANATION FOR YOUR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS WRIT.

If you have any additional questions, please contact Patricia McGee-Wake at 

303-454-0100 or Assistant United States Attorney Tonya Andrews at 303-454-0100, or 

by mail and send to: United States Attorney’s Office, Attn: Financial Litigation Unit, 1225 

17th Street, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80202.

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