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Judge confirms garnishment to be satisfied; plaintiff to provide satisfaction of judgment
Summary
In Midland Credit Management v. Diana Jenkins, heard May 7 in Clayton County State Court, the court confirmed the garnishment was proceeding and that Jenkins will satisfy the underlying judgment; Midland's counsel agreed to provide satisfaction documents for Jenkins when funds clear.
During the May 7, 2025 Clayton County State Court civil calendar, the court addressed a garnishment action filed by Midland Credit Management against Diana Jenkins, with Mission Financial Services also named. The court confirmed the garnishment arose from a DeKalb County default judgment and discussed the mechanics of registry-of-court payments and satisfaction-of-judgment documentation.
Judge Tammy Long Hayward asked Jenkins whether she intended to challenge the judgment or to pay it; Jenkins said she intended to pay the debt in full and that payroll garnishments began around March 15, 2025 and would finish on May 15, 2025. Defense/plaintiff counsel James Whitten (representing Midland Credit Management) confirmed Midland would file a satisfaction of judgment and provide Jenkins copies when the funds were disbursed from the court registry.
Court staff explained that once an employer remits withheld funds to the court registry, the clerk will disperse them to the plaintiff’s counsel and then Midland will provide a satisfaction of judgment (and any related FEMA/FIFA satisfaction, as applicable). Midland’s counsel agreed to send Jenkins copies of the satisfaction when available, and Jenkins provided contact information for delivery.
Judge Hayward said the traverse/challenge to the garnishment would be dismissed (the court characterized the plaintiff’s traverse as resolved by Jenkins’s stated intent and the pending payment) and confirmed that Midland would satisfy the judgment when the registry disbursed funds. The court directed Midland’s counsel to provide Jenkins with a satisfaction of judgment and any supporting documentation after the funds clear and be mindful of communicating with the clerk and the defendant about timing.
