Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 29, 2019No. 17-4264PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.
*294 Defendant-Appellant Thomas Thompson appeals the district court's denial of his motion to terminate his civil-contempt sanctions in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1826 . Because we determine that Thompson's sanctions do not fall under the eighteen-month incarceration limitation of § 1826, we AFFIRM the district court's order.
I. BACKGROUND
This case originated as part of consolidated civil actions filed in 2005 and 2006 against Thompson and numerous other business-entity defendants. See Civ. R. 3 (Compl.), 2:06-CV-00292 (S.D. Ohio) 1 ; Williamson v. Recovery Ltd.…
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