Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

I won a Department of Industrial Relations case against a former employer who failed to pay me wages earned. The DIR obtained a Judgment for me against the employer � a Private Security Company.

I sent a demand letter to the employer and nothing happened.

I have obtained a Writ of Execution from the Sacramento Superior Court.

I have had the Sheriff's Department serve a 3rd Party Levy on an apartment complex that utilizes services from my former employer. This is to divert payment funds for the services provided by my former employer to the apartment complex - to divert the payment funds to the Sheriff's Department and then to me to begin to satisfy the judgment.

This was two months ago and nothing has happened. I contacted the Sheriff's Department and they don't follow up on payment.

I just sent the Sheriff's Department instructions to serve another 3rd Party Levy on a Grocery Store that uses the services of my former employer to divert payments to satisfy my judgment.

I believe the Sheriff serves them with a Memorandum of Garnishee form AT-167 that states that they have 10 days to respond; otherwise they may be sued to make the payment.

What should I do next to enforce a 3rd Party Levy?


Asked on 5/13/14, 9:30 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

That does not make any sense at all. You don't serve levies on apartment complexes. You can levy the bank account of the judgment debtor, but you don't run around serving levies on apartment complexes and grocery stores. Hasn't the sheriff told you that you don't know what you are doing?

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Answered on 5/28/14, 2:49 pm


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