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GARRETT v. HOFFMAN

Civ. A. No. 77-150.

441 F.Supp. 1151 (1977)

James M. GARRETT v. Martin HOFFMAN, Secretary of the United States Army, William Andrews, Major General, Commander of the U.S. Army Finance and Accounting Center, R. J. Withington, Director, Retired Pay Operations, U.S. Army Finance and Accounting Center, and Deirdre Staer Garrett.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

November 2, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Richard Gray, Lancaster, Pa., for plaintiff.

Alfred A. Gollatz, Asst. U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants (Federal).

OPINION

LUONGO, District Judge.

This case presents a constitutional challenge to 42 U.S.C. § 659 (Supp. V 1975),1 which authorizes the garnishment of wages or other benefits due from the United States in order to satisfy "legal obligations to provide child support or make alimony payments." Plaintiff, James M. Garrett, a retired officer of the United States Army, brought this action against the Secretary of the Army and...

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