Tentative ruling issued by Judge James E. Blancarte or Wendy Chang on Jul. 02, 2019 in Los Angeles County, CA - Case no: xxxxx638

ACIC v. Barnreiter, et al.

Plaintiff American Contractors Indemnity Co.’s Motion for Wage Garnishment Order is GRANTED.

I. Background

On April 20, 2011, a default judgment was entered in favor of Plaintiff American Contractors Indemnity Co. (“Judgment Creditor”) and against Defendant Matthew H. Barnreiter (“Judgment Debtor”). On June 5, 2019, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Wage Garnishment Order (the “Motion”) seeking an order to garnish Defendant’s spouse’s wages under CCP § 706.109.

II. Legal Standards

“Except for an earning assignment order for support, the earnings of an employee shall not be required to be withheld by an employer for payment of a debt by means of any judicial procedure other than pursuant to this chapter.” (CCP § 706.020.) “Both the wage garnishment law and the attachment law protect wages from creditors. The wage garnishment law provides the exclusive judicial procedure by which a judgment creditor can execute a….....