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· 2/24/1982

United States v. Benjamin T. Thornton, Prince George's County, Maryland

Citations

  • 672 F.2d 101
  • 217 U.S. App. D.C. 248

How courts have described this case

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  • attaching out of state property contrary to state law pursuant to a federal statute giving the United States special collection rights
  • stating “[i]t is not necessary [for the government] to start a new action, civil or criminal,” to proceed with garnishment

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Judges: MacKinnon, Wald, Mikva

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