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Remember that any creditor who has a judgment against you can garnish your wages or any bank account that lists your name. This means that if you have been sued for unpaid credit card bills, for example, then the creditor could get a judgment against you and request a writ of garnishment.

Copies of official transcripts already on file with the court are available through the Court Reporter, the PACER Service Center, and/or the Clerk's Office as provided in General Order No. 15-15: Availability and Redaction Policies for Electronically Filed Transcripts of Court Proceedings.

There are some options for protecting your wages from garnishment, such as by objecting to a writ of garnishment or filing an exemption claim with the court. You can also stop most wage garnishments by filing for bankruptcy. In most cases, the sooner you can do this, the better.

Consumer Debt Eighty (80) percent of disposable earnings or thirty-five times the state minimum hourly wage, whichever is larger, is the exempt amount. This 80 percent (or thirty-five times) must be paid to the employee. The remaining 20 percent is subject to the writ of garnishment (continuing lien).

Ordinary garnishments Under Title III, the amount that an employer may garnish from an employee in any workweek or pay period is the lesser of: 25% of disposable earnings -or- The amount by which disposable earnings are 30 times greater than the federal minimum wage.

How do I get a copy of a court file? You may obtain copies via mail, make your request on the internet using the Electronic Records Request application, ECR ONLINE application or come in person. Sealed records are not available by mail or via the Electronic Records Request or ECR ONLINE application.