A federal choose in Maryland has denied debtors’ makes an attempt to vacate a $6.4 million garnishment order beneath the guise that the contract swimsuit was exterior of federal courtroom jurisdiction as a result of involvement of marijuana—an unlawful substance.
U.S. District Decide Brendan A. Hurson of the District of Maryland denied Mackie Barch and Trellis Holdings’ movement to vacate the courtroom’s charging order towards Trellis’ membership curiosity in garnishee Culta, concluding that reduction wasn’t warranted beneath Federal Rule of Civil Process 12(b)(4), as a result of the charging order wasn’t void for lack of jurisdiction. Moreover, the debtors failed to indicate that extraordinary circumstances existed, in line with Hurson’s March 5 decision.
