United States Ninth Circuit

The Mandatory Victims Restitution Act, in conjunction with 18 U.S.C. section 3613, constitutes a statutory exception to ERISA's anti-alienation provision. An order quashing a writ of garnishment of defendant's benefits under a pension plan subject to ERISA is reversed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/03/2006
• Decided 03/23/2006
• Published 03/23/2006

Judges

• BERZON, Circuit Judge., Before MARY M. SCHROEDER, Chief Circuit Judge, HARRY PREGERSON, STEPHEN REINHARDT, ANDREW J. KLEINFELD, MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, SIDNEY R. THOMAS, BARRY G. SILVERMAN, M. MARGARET McKEOWN, KIM McLANE WARDLAW, WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, RICHARD A. PAEZ, MARSHA S. BERZON, JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, RICHARD R. CLIFTON, and JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brent A. Whittlesey, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Martin S. Bakst, Encino, California, for the defendant-appellee.