Opinion
6:21-mc-114-CEM-LHP
02-27-2024
NATIONWIDE JUDGMENT RECOVERY, INC., Plaintiff, v. EDGARD J. MORALES, Defendant
ORDER
LESLIE HOFFMAN PRICE, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
On August 14, 2017, a final judgment was entered in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina in favor of Kenneth D. Bell, in his capacity as court-appointed receiver for Rex Venture Group, LLC, d/b/a ZeekRewards.com (“Bell”), and against several individual class members, including Defendant Edgard J. Morales. Doc. No. 1-1. On September 20, 2021, Matthew Orso (“Orso”), as successor receiver to Bell, registered a certified copy of that foreign judgment with this Court. Doc. Nos. 1, 1-1. Nationwide Judgment Recovery, Inc. (“Nationwide”) has since been substituted as the party-Plaintiff. Doc. No. 9.
Nationwide now seeks a writ of garnishment to be issued against garnishee Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Doc. No. 26. Nationwide has included a proposed writ with the motion. Doc. No. 26. Upon review, Nationwide's motion (Doc. No. 26) is GRANTED, and the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to issue the proposed writ (Doc. No. 26-1).
DONE and ORDERED.