NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. IRISH (2020)

MEMORANDUM **

Lori Irish appeals pro se from the district court's orders on the National Labor Relations Board's (“NLRB”) renewed motion for disbursement of funds pursuant to garnishment in the NLRB's action under 28 U.S.C. § 3205. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We vacate and remand.

In its November 17, 2017 order, the district court granted the NLRB's renewed motion for disbursement of funds and denied Irish's motions seeking release of seized funds after finding that Irish had a substantial nonexempt interest in the subject account held with garnishee J.P. Morgan Chase Bank. See 28 U.S.C § 3205(a).

In its February 5, 2019 order, the district court vacated its November 17, 2017 order and directed the NLRB to remit $1,319.58 to Irish, in light of an intervening change in Nevada law increasing the personal property exemption limit for a judgment debtor. See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 21.90(1)(z).

On appeal, Irish primarily argues that the NLRB failed to comply with the district court's February 5, 2019 order because the Board remitted only $996.51 to her. However, because this issue was not litigated before the district court, we remand for the district court to determine in the first instance whether the Treasury Offset Program, 31 U.S.C. § 3720A(a), applies to the distribution of garnished funds, and whether the NLRB properly remitted only $996.51 to Irish.

We do not consider Irish's challenge to the judgment underlying this garnishment action. This court previously denied Irish's motion for reconsideration of the judgment enforcing the NLRB's August 27, 2010 order. See Docket Entry No. 15 in Case No. 11-70269.

We reject as without merit Irish's contention that the garnishment was obtained by fraud.

The parties shall bear their own costs on appeal.

VACATED and REMANDED.