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U.S. v. LIPPITT

No. 98-2385.

180 F.3d 873 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth O. LIPPITT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 16, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie K. Herje (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Alan G. Habermehl (argued), Thomas, Kelly, Habermehl & Wood, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and FLAUM, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

This is a challenge to the district court's decision to add forty-seven months to Kenneth Lippitt's prison term for failing to pay a criminal fine ordered in conjunction with his original drug-related sentence. As part of the court's attempt to compel payment of the fine, Lippitt has been held in civil contempt for over two years, tolling the running of his original sentence. Because he considers the contempt order punitive, Lippitt claims that...

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