Acosta v. Hong et al

Filing 3

WRIT OF CONTINUING GARNISHMENT by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (ST)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE

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R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA, SECRETARY OF
LABOR, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR,

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Plaintiff,
v.
ZHAO “JENNY” ZENG HONG,

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Defendant/Judgment Debtor,
and
THE TRUST ACCOUNT OF THE LAW OFFICE
OF GLYN E. LEWIS
Garnishee.
GREETINGS TO:

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Case No. 2:17-mc-00080 RSL
WRIT OF CONTINUING
GARNISHMENT

The Trust Account of the Law Office of Glyn E. Lewis
1100 Dexter Ave. N., Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98109

An Order to Issue Writ of Continuing Garnishment against the property of the
Defendant/Judgment Debtor, Zhao “Jenny” Zeng Hong, whose last known address is 3743 N. Heather
Place, Bellingham, WA 98226, has been entered by this Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §3205. The

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judgment award associated with this Writ was for the amount of $1,337,519.20, plus future interest at

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the legal rate, if so ordered, entered in Perez v. Jie, et al., No. 2:13-877-RSL, United States District

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Court for the Western District of Washington (March 24, 2015). As of July 28, 2017, a balance of

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$1,325,201.61 remains outstanding. The following is required:

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

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you have in your possession, custody or control now, or will have in your possession custody, or control

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in the future, any property in which the Defendant/Judgment Debtor has a substantial nonexempt

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interest, including nonexempt, disposable earnings. Please use the “Answer of the Garnishee” form that

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accompanies this Writ.

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2.

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

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Defendant/Judgment Debtor has a substantial nonexempt interest and for which you, the Garnishee, are

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or may become indebted to the Defendant/Judgment Debtor pending further order of the Court.

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3.

You must file the Original Answer of the Garnishee to this Writ within ten (10) days of

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your receipt of this Writ with the United States District Court Clerk for the Western District of

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Washington, 700 Stewart Street, Lobby Level, Seattle, WA 98101.

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4.

Additionally, you are required by law to Serve in person or by First Class Mail a copy of

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the Answer of the Garnishee to this Writ (1) upon the Defendant/Judgment Debtor, Zhao “Jenny” Zeng

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Hong, whose last known address is 3743 N. Heather Place, Bellingham, WA 98226, and (2) upon the

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United States Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Jeannie Gorman, 300 Fifth Ave., Suite 1120,

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Seattle, WA 98104.

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5.

Under the law there may be property which is exempt from this Writ of Continuing

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Garnishment. Property which may be exempt and which may not be subject to this Order is listed in the

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accompanying “Civil Claim for Exemption Form.”

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6.

Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §1674 you, the Garnishee, are prohibited from discharging the

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Defendant/Judgment Debtor from employment if the earnings have been subject to garnishment for any

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one indebtedness. If you fail to Answer this Writ or withhold property in accordance with this Writ, the

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United States Department of Labor may petition the Court for an Order requiring you to appear before

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the Court. If you fail to appear or do appear and fail to show good cause why you failed to comply with

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this Writ, the Court may enter a judgment against you for the value of the Defendant/Judgment Debtor’s

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non-exempt property. It is unlawful to pay or deliver to the Defendant/Judgment Debtor any property

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attached by this Writ.

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1st
August
DATED this _______________ day of _________________________________, 2017.
_____________________________, 2017.
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CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT COURT
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Presented by:
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Nicholas C. Geale
Acting Solicitor of Labor

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Janet M. Herold
Regional Solicitor
Bruce L. Brown
Associate Regional Solicitor

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Jeannie Gorman
Senior Trial Attorney

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U.S. Department of Labor

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