UNITED STATES v. AKERS

No. 21-3226.

76 F.4th 982 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Montgomery AKERS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED August 4, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katayoun A. Donnelly , Azizpour Donnelly LLC, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.

Jared S. Maag , Assistant United States Attorney ( Dustin J. Slinkard , United States Attorney, James A. Brown , Assistant United States Attorney, with him on the brief), District of Kansas, Topeka, Kansas, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, MURPHY, and ROSSMAN, Circuit Judges.


Montgomery Akers appeals from a district court order imposing upon him a $40,000 punitive sanction for advancing frivolous arguments and assertions in a request for release pending appeal (the "Motion"). Akers claims the district court erred in imposing any sanction given its determination the Motion was not wholly frivolous...

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