United States v. Barnette

EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

This case is a consolidated appeal of a civil contempt order issued against Appellants for failure to abide by a court order to enforce a previously entered forfeiture judgment against one of them. The government has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal. Pursuant to the fugitive disentitlement doctrine, we grant that motion.

Background,

Defendant-appellant Larry Barnette was convicted in 1984 on criminal charges not at issue in this appeal. That conviction resulted in a special verdict of forfeiture requiring Mr. Barnette to forfeit specific shares of stock owned by…