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BETTS v. COLTES

Civ. No. 76-0123.

467 F.Supp. 544 (1979)

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, Defendant, and Reliable Collection Agency, Ltd., a Hawaii Corporation, Individually and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, Defendant, and Hawaiian Collectors Association, Inc., Intervenor.

United States District Court, D. Hawaii.

March 27, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Alston, Paul, Johnson & Alston, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiff Betts.

Stanley E. Levin, Stephanie A. Rezents, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiffs.

James P. Dandar, Deputy Atty. Gen., Ronald Y. Amemiya, Atty. Gen., State of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant Coltes.

James M. Sattler, Dennis W. King, John A. Kenney, Jr., Honolulu, Hawaii, for Reliable Collection Agency, Ltd. and for intervenor Hawaiian Collectors Ass'n, Inc.

DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

SAMUEL P. KING, Chief Judge.

The present issue presents another aspect of a suit challenging the constitutionality of Hawaii's post-judgment garnishment statutes.1

An earlier aspect of this suit involved Plaintiff Betts on behalf of herself and as representative of the class of all residents of the State of Hawaii who, after judgment has been rendered against them...

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