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BETTS v. COLTES

No. 76-0123.

449 F.Supp. 751 (1978)

Patricia BETTS and Donald Musumeci, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Helen COLTES, in her capacity as Clerk of the District Court, State of Hawaii, Individually and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, Defendants. RELIABLE COLLECTION AGENCY, LTD., a Hawaii Corporation, Individually and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Y. HIGA ENTERPRISES, LTD., a Hawaii Corporation, Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Hawaii.

February 23, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Alston, Paul, Johnson & Alston, Stanley E. Levin, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiffs.

James P. Dandar, Deputy Atty. Gen., Ronald Y. Amemiya, Atty. Gen., Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendants.

DECISION ON MOTION TO RELEASE FUNDS

SAMUEL P. KING, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Betts brought this action for damages, declaratory and injunctive relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1974) to redress wrongs suffered as a result of actions taken under color of state law in accordance with state garnishment procedures which were alleged to be constitutionally defective. Betts prevailed on her claims against defendant Coltes, the named representative of a class...

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