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Parties Involved:
Attorney General of Kansas
Appellee
Frederick Martin
Appellant
David McKune
Appellee

Document Text:

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

August 8, 2008

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

FREDERICK MARTIN, 

 Petitioner - Appellant,

 v. 

DAVID McKUNE; ATTORNEY

GENERAL OF KANSAS, 

Respondents - Appellees.

No. 08-3178

(D.C. No. 3:87-CV-03273-SAC)

(D. of Kansas)

ORDER

Before KELLY, MURPHY, and McCONNELL, Circuit Judges.

This appeal is before the court based on a July 7, 2008 Order directing Petitioner

Frederick Martin to pay to the clerk a $250 sanction imposed by this court in a prior appeal.

See Martin v. Roberts, No. 05-3202 (10 Cir. Aug. 1, 2005) (unpublished order). The $250 th

sanction has not been paid.

The appeal is DISMISSED for Petitioner Martin’s failure to pay the $250 sanction.

See Christensen v. Ward, 916 F.2d 1485, 1485-86 (10th Cir. 1990); see also Hymes v. United

States, 993 F.2d 701, 702 (9th Cir. 1993) (courts have inherent power to dismiss cases based

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on litigant’s failure to pay previously imposed sanction). A copy of this order shall stand as

and for the mandate of this court.

Entered for the Court,

Elisabeth A. Shumaker, Clerk

Kathleen T. Clifford

Attorney - Deputy Clerk

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