United States v. Reis and Hockridge, N.D. Tex. No. 4:24-cr-00287-O, Doc. 456: Final order of garnishment (2026-04-28)

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Final Order of Garnishment, Document 456, filed April 28, 2026 in United States v. Reis and Hockridge, Criminal Action No. 4:24-CR-00287-O, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The order states that the Court denies the defendants' objections and associated requests for a hearing and grants the United States of America's Cross-Motion for Final Order of Garnishment. It orders SEI Private Trust Company, within five days of receipt, to liquidate securities as needed and pay 100% of the full liquidated value of listed accounts to the Clerk of Court. It imposes a federal lien on limited partnership interests of Mint Family Trust and Marietta Family Trust and orders Balentine LLC and/or Access Manager LLC to liquidate them. It closes with SO ORDERED on the 28th day of April, 2026.

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Case 4:24-cr-00287-O Document 456 Filed 04/28/26 Page 1 of 5 PageID 13120

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA §
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Plaintiff, §
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v. § Criminal Action No. 4:24-CR-00287-O
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NATHAN REIS (01) §
STEPHANIE HOCKRIDGE (02) §
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Defendants, §
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and §
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BALENTINE LLC and SEI PRIVATE §
TRUST COMPANY, §
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Garnishees. §

FINAL ORDER OF GARNISHMENT

Before the Court is the United States of America’s Cross-Motion for Final Order of

Garnishment concerning substantial nonexempt property held by the garnishees belonging or due

to the defendants, Nathan Reis and Stephanie Hockridge a/k/a Stephanie Reis. The United States

sought, obtained, and served a writ of garnishments on Balentine LLC and SEI Private Trust

Company, and their successors, affiliates and/or assigns, to secure property belonging to the

defendants and/or their various trusts into which Defendants have sent their assets.1

The garnishees have answered the writs. SEI Private Trust Company maintains the

following accounts registered to the defendants or their trusts:

i. individual account ending in 8485 registered to Nathan Reis with an account
value of $762,296.39;

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The trusts are: (1) The Nathan J. Reis 2022 Irrevocable Trust; (2) The Nathan J. Reis Family Protection
Trust; (3) The Stephanie Reis 2022 Irrevocable Trust; (4) The Stephanie Reis Family Protection Trust; (5)
Mint Legacy Trust; (6) Mint Family Trust; (7) Marietta Legacy Trust; and (8) Marietta Family Trust.

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ii. individual account ending in 8484 registered to Stephanie Hockridge with an
account value of $466,134.46;

iii. trust account ending in 8482 registered to The Nathan J Reis Family Protection
Trust with an account value of $1,786.57;

iv. trust account ending in 8902 registered to The Stephanie Reis Family Protection
Trust with an account value of $2,221.38;

v. trust account ending in 8897 registered to Mint Legacy Trust with an account
value of $7,414,260.77;

vi. trust account ending in 8896 registered to Mint Family Trust with an account
value of $9,020,969.73;

vii. trust account ending in 8902 registered to Marietta Legacy Trust with an account
value of $43,611.50; and

viii. trust account ending in 8902 registered to Marietta Family Trust with an account
value of $6,549,660.39.

See ECF No. 408. As relevant here, Balentine LLC answered that its affiliate, Access Manager

LLC, acts as general partner for the following private investment funds in which Marietta Family

Trust and/or Mint Family Trust have limited partnership interests: (1) Credit Opportunities 2023,

L.P.; (2) Industrial & Aerospace Buyout 2022, L.P.; (3) Private Credit Opportunities II, L.P.; (4)

SunBelt Plus Real Estate Opportunities Fund I, L.P.; (5) Industrial & Aerospace Buyout, L.P.; and

(6) Logistics Co-Invest 2022, L.P. See ECF No. 397.

The defendants and the interested party trusts received service of the garnishment process

and notice of the right to claim exemptions and request a hearing. The government sent the

garnishment process to the defendants on December 17, 2025. See Certificate of Service, ECF No.

432. The government also sent the process to Billy Hockridge, Family Trustee for the Mint and

Marietta Family Trusts and the Mint and Marietta Legacy Trusts, on January 14, 2026. Id.

Both defendants filed objections to the garnishees’ answers and requested a hearing on

their objections under 28 U.S.C. § 3205(c)(5). See ECF Nos. 412 (Hockridge’s Prelim. Obj. to

Balentine Answer), 418 (Reis Obj. to Balentine Answer), 420 (Hockridge Suppl. Obj. to Balentine
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Answer), 423 (Reis Obj. to SEI Answer); 424 (Hockridge Obj. to SEI Answer). The defendants

also filed amended requests for a hearing in this district. See ECF Nos. 430 (Reis), 431

(Hockridge). The trusts have not claimed any exemption or requested a hearing, and the statutory

time period to do so has elapsed. See 28 U.S.C. § 3202(d). The United States filed a response to

the defendants’ objections and requests for a hearing and cross-moved for a final order of

garnishment.

Having considered the application, the answer, the defendants’ objections and requests

for a hearing, and the response filed by the United States, the Court DENIES the defendants’

objections, DENIES their associated requests for a hearing, and GRANTS the United States of

America’s Cross-Motion for Final Order of Garnishment as follows:

IT IS ORDERED that, within five days of receipt of this order, SEI Private Trust

Company shall liquidate securities as needed and pay 100% of the full liquidated value of the

following accounts to the Clerk of Court: (1) individual account ending in 8485 registered to

Nathan Reis; (2) trust account ending in 8482 registered to The Nathan J Reis Family Protection

Trust; (3) trust account ending in 8897 registered to Mint Legacy Trust; and (4) trust account

ending in 8896 registered to Mint Family Trust. Payments shall be made by certified check made

payable and delivered to Clerk of Court, 1100 Commerce Street, Room 1452, Dallas, TX 75242-

1003 and shall include the case number 4:24-CR-287-01 to ensure payment is properly credited

to Nathan Reis.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, within five days of receipt of this order, SEI Private

Trust Company shall liquidate securities as needed and pay 100% of the full liquidated value of

following accounts to the Clerk of Court: (1) individual account ending in 8484 registered to

Stephanie Hockridge; (2) trust account ending in 8902 registered to The Stephanie Reis Family

Protection Trust; (3) trust account ending in 8902 registered to Marietta Legacy Trust; and (4) trust

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account ending in 8902 registered to Marietta Family Trust. Payments shall be made by certified

check made payable and delivered to Clerk of Court, 1100 Commerce Street, Room 1452, Dallas,

TX 75242-1003 and shall include the case number 4:24-CR-287-02 to ensure payment is properly

credited to Stephanie Hockridge.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a federal lien shall be imposed on any limited

partnership interests of Mint Family Trust and/or Marietta Family Trust in the following funds:

(1) Credit Opportunities 2023, L.P.; (2) Industrial & Aerospace Buyout 2022, L.P.; (3) Private

Credit Opportunities II, L.P.; (4) SunBelt Plus Real Estate Opportunities Fund I, L.P.; (5)

Industrial & Aerospace Buyout, L.P.; and (6) Logistics Co-Invest 2022, L.P. No loans,

assignments, transfers, or distributions may be made concerning these interests except as set forth

in this Order.

THIS COURT FURTHER ORDERS that, within five days of receipt of this order,

Balentine LLC and/or Access Manager LLC shall liquidate any limited partnership interests of

Mint Family Trust in the following funds: (1) Credit Opportunities 2023, L.P.; (2) Industrial &

Aerospace Buyout 2022, L.P.; (3) Private Credit Opportunities II, L.P.; (4) SunBelt Plus Real

Estate Opportunities Fund I, L.P.; (5) Industrial & Aerospace Buyout, L.P.; and (6) Logistics Co-

Invest 2022, L.P. If these interests cannot be immediately liquidated, Balentine LLC and/or Access

Manager LLC shall continue to withhold and restrain the interests pursuant to the writ until the

occurrence of any full or partial liquidation of the interests. Upon liquidation, Balentine LLC

and/or Access Manager LLC shall pay any liquidated value of these interests to the Clerk of Court

by made by certified check made payable and delivered to Clerk of Court, 1100 Commerce Street,

Room 1452, Dallas, TX 75242-1003 and shall include the case number 4:24-CR-287-01 to ensure

payment is properly credited to Nathan Reis. Payments shall continue until the writ terminates

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 3205(c)(10).

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THIS COURT FURTHER ORDERS that, within five days of receipt of this order,

Balentine LLC and/or Access Manager LLC shall liquidate any limited partnership interests of

Marietta Family Trust in the following funds: (1) Credit Opportunities 2023, L.P.; (2) Industrial

& Aerospace Buyout 2022, L.P.; (3) Private Credit Opportunities II, L.P.; (4) SunBelt Plus Real

Estate Opportunities Fund I, L.P.; (5) Industrial & Aerospace Buyout, L.P.; and (6) Logistics Co-

Invest 2022, L.P. If these interests cannot be immediately liquidated, Balentine LLC and/or

Access Manager LLC shall continue to withhold and restrain the interests pursuant to the writ until

the occurrence of any full or partial liquidation of the interests. Upon liquidation, Balentine LLC

and/or Access Manager LLC shall pay any liquidated value of these interests to the Clerk of Court

by certified check made payable and delivered to Clerk of Court, 1100 Commerce Street, Room

1452, Dallas, TX 75242-1003 and shall include the case number 4:24-CR-287-02 to ensure

payment is properly credited to Stephanie Hockridge. Payments shall continue until the writ

terminates pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 3205(c)(10).

THIS COURT FURTHER ORDERS that, upon payment as ordered herein, any other

funds or accounts restricted by the garnishees pursuant to the writs may be released without further

restriction.

SO ORDERED on this 28th day of April, 2026.

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