GREEN v. HARBIN

Civ. A. No. 82-C-5598-NE.

615 F.Supp. 719 (1985)

Patricia GREEN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Billy D. HARBIN, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Alabama, Northeastern Division.

May 20, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas G. Keith, Legal Services of North Central Alabama, Huntsville, Ala., and Charles G. Spratling, Jr., Birmingham Area Legal Services, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiffs.

Charles Graddick, Atty. Gen., Montgomery, Ala., James H. Harris, Charles Driggars, Birmingham, Ala., Robert H. Harris, Decatur, Ala., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OF OPINION

CLEMON, District Judge.

On October 15, 1982, plaintiff filed this class action against Alabama's circuit and district court clerks,1 alleging that the State's garnishment laws are unconstitutional in certain aspects. Specifically, the plaintiff class asserts that the Alabama statutory garnishment scheme fails to provide judgment debtors with adequate notice of their exemption rights and the procedure for...

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