Cohen v. Tucker et al

Filing 134

ORDER denying 133 Plaintiff's motion to hold Defendant Parrish in contempt. Signed by Judge Brian J. Davis on 3/25/2019. (KLC)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
JACKSONVILLE DIVISION
ROBERT COHEN,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 3:14-cv-982-J-39MCR

THOMAS PARRISH,
Defendant.
_______________________________
ORDER
Plaintiff moves the Court to hold Defendant Parrish in contempt and garnish his
wages for his failure to pay Plaintiff $7,000.00 pursuant to a judgment entered against
Defendant Parrish on March 9, 2018 (Doc. 133; Motion). Rule 69 of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure governs “execution” of judgments. According to Rule 69, a money
judgment generally is enforced by a writ of execution, not through contempt. See Fed. R.
Civ. P. 69(a)(1). Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Motion is DENIED.
DONE AND ORDERED at Jacksonville, Florida, this 25th day of March, 2019.

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c:
Robert Cohen
Thomas Parrish
Counsel of Record