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___________ P E R C UR I AM T aw oos B aza r gani , pr ocee di ng pr o s e, appea l s fr om tw o pos t - j udgm entor der s of t he D i s t r i ctC our t . Fort he r eas ons t hatfol l ow , w e w i l l aff i r m the J ul y16, 2008 or derof 1H ow ever , i n heri nform al br i ef, s he al s o addr es s es the M ar ch 3, 2008 or derof the D i s tr i ct

C o u rt d e n y in g h e r N o v e m b e r 7 , 2 0 0 7 m o tio n f o r c o n trib u tio n f

ro m h e r c o -d e f

e n d a n t. 2 t he D i s t r i ctC our t , and vac at e i t s M ar ch 3, 2008 or derand r emand t he mat t erforfur t her proceed i ng s. I n J ul y2005, fol l ow i ng a j urytr i al i n the U ni t ed St at es D i s t r i ctC our tforthe E a ste rn D istric t o f

P e n n sy lv a n ia, B a z a rg a n i w a s f o u n d to h a v e v io late d th e C iv il R ig h ts A c t o f 1 8 6 6 , 4 2 U .S .C . § 1 9 8 1 , th e F a irH o u s in g A c t o f 1 9 6 8 , 4 2 U .S .C . § 3 6 0 1 e t s e q ., a n d th e P e n n s y lv a n ia H u m a n R e la tio n s A c t, 4 3 P a . C o n s . S ta t. A n n . § 9 5 1 , e t s e q . A p p ell ee s K en n eth a n d Jac q u eli n e S n y d er w ere aw ard ed $ 4 0 , 0 0 0 in co m p en sato ry damages fr om B aza r gani and herco- defe ndantPaul B agherpour , $30, 000 i n puni t i ve damages fr om B agherpour , and $20, 000 i n puni t i ve damages fr om B aza r gani . A ft er B aza r gani ’ s m ot i on fora new t r i al w as deni ed, s he appe al ed, and thi s C our taff i r m ed the j udgm entof the D i s t r i ctC our t . See C . A . 05- 4051 ( 3d C i r . J une 22, 2007) . O n D ece m ber 13 , 20 07 , t he D i stri ctC ou rtaw arded A pp el l ees $97 , 00 0 in at t orney ’s fees and cost s. O n M a y8 , 2 0 0 8 , B a z a rg a n i’s S o u th P h ilad e lp h ia c o n d o m in iu m u n it w a s s o ld to A ppel l ee K enneth Sny derfor$160, 000 ata M ar s hal ’ s s al e. T he D i s t r i ctC our tappr oved t he s al e and A ppel l ees ’ pr opos ed di s t r i but i on of the pr ocee ds of the s al e byor derdat ed M ay30, 2008. Pur s uantt o t he C our t ’ s or der , the r emai ni ng bal ance of $52, 276 aft er d i s t r i b u t i o n wa s t e n d e r e d t o Ba z a r g a n i v i a a c h e c k d e l i v e r e d t o h e rb yc e r t i f i e d ma i l . On J une 25, 2008, A ppel l antfi l ed a doc um enti n t he D i s t r i ctC our tent i t l ed “M ot i on t o O bj ect3

and Ther efor e, t o R ej ectand R etur n t he Pl ai nt i ffs ’ A t t ache d C heck. ” The copyof the m ot i on s erved on A ppel l ees ’ couns el i ncl uded the or i gi nal chec k t ender ed t o B aza r gani as herpr ocee ds fr om t he M ar s hal ’ s s al e. O n t he fr ontand bac k s i des of the che ck, A ppel l antw r ot e: “N otL egal l yV al i d, R efus ed Taw oos B aza r gani , M . D . ” I n i t , B aza r gani ar gued thatbeca us e the j udgm entcoul d have be en s at i s fi ed bythe moneyi n herbank acc ount , t he M ar s hal ’ s s al e w as unnece s s aryand s houl d be voi ded. I n i t s J ul y2, 2008 or derdeny i ng the mot i on, the D i s tr i ctC our texpl ai ned thataft er re c e iv in g a ju d g m e n t in th e ir f a v o r w h ich w a s a f

f irm e d o n a p p e a l, A p p e llee s a ttem p ted to sa tisf yth e ju d g m e n t f

ro m f u n d s in B a z a rg a n i’s b a n k a c c o u n t. W h e n th e yw e re u n a b le to d o so , the ylev ied u p o n c e rta in re a l es tate w h ich sh e o w n e d . B a z a rg a n i w a s n o tifie d in a d v a n c e o f

th e M a rs h a l’ s s a le a n d h a d th e o p p o rt u n ity to p a rt ic ip a te in it b u t c h o s e n o t to . H avi ng r ece i ved an a m ountfr om t he s al e i n exce s s of the j udgm ent , A ppel l ees at t empt ed t o r etur n t he bal ance t o B aza r gani . A s the D i s t r i ctC our tconcl uded: “The pendi ng m ot i on re f lec ts D r. B a z a rg a n i’s c o n tin u e d b e lief th a t h e r rig h ts h a v e b e e n tra m p led u p o n , b u t itis qui t e cl eart hats he i s i n err or . Si nce the j udgm entagai ns therhas been uphe l d bythe C our tof A ppeal s , s i nce the M ar s hal ’ s s al e w as pr oper l yhel d, and s i nce a l l i s s ues have b e e n re so lv e d b yth e se p re v io u s p ro c e e d in g s, th e c a se is o v e r. T h e p e n d in g m o tio n w ill t her efor e be de ni ed. ” O n J ul y14, 2008, A ppel l antfi l ed a mot i on forr econs i der at i on w hi ch the D i s t r i ctC our tdeni ed on J ul y16, 2008. A ppel l antt i m el yfi l ed the i ns t ant a p p e a l.4

W e have j ur i s di ct i on pur s uantt o 28 U . S. C . § 1291. B eca us e A ppel l ant ’ s m ot i on fo r reco n side rati o n an d h er a p p ea l from the D istri ct C o u rt ’s de n ial o f th at m o ti o n w ere bot h t i m el yfi l ed, w e r evi ew bot h t he deni al of the mot i on forr econs i der at i on and the deni al of the under l y i ng J une 25 mot i on obj ect i ng t o t he M ar s hal ’ s s al e. See J ones v. P ittsbu rgh N at’l C o rp., 8 9 9 F . 2 d 1 3 5 0 , 1 3 5 3 (3d C ir . 1 9 9 0 ). B ec au se th e D istri ct C o u rt ’s d e n ial o f B a z a rg a n i’s m o tio n f

o r c o n trib u tio n d id n o t b e c o m e “ f in a l” f o r p u rp o se s o f

th is appea l unt i l t he D i s t r i ctC our thad compl et el ydi s pos ed of the mat t erof att orney ’ s fee s and s at i s fac t i on of the j udgm ent , w e r et ai n j ur i s di ct i on overthator deras w el l . See O h n tru p v . F ir ea rm s C tr . , Inc . , 8 0 2 F . 2 d 6 7 6 , 6 7 8 (3d C ir . 1 9 8 6 ). I n herbr i ef, B aza r gani pr i nci pal l yar gues thats he di d notr ece i ve a c opyof A p p e lle e s ’ J a n u a ry 2 2 , 2 0 0 8 m o tio n f o r d is b u rs e m e n t o f

f u n d s u n til F e b ru a ry 8 , 2 0 0 8 . S he seem s t o clai m t hat this delaypreven t ed h er fr om t i m el yres po nd i ng t o A pp el l ees’ m oti on . H ow ever, t he d ock etrefl ect s that B azargani di d in factobj ectt o A pp el l ees’ m ot i on on February14, 2008, and the D i s tr i ctC our texpl i ci t l ycons i der ed herobj ect i ons i n i t s or derof February28, 2008 gr ant i ng A ppel l ees ’ m ot i on. T hus , i ti s uncl earw hatt he s i gni fi canc e of Bazar gani ’ s obj ect i on i s . B aza r gani al s o ar gues thatA ppel l ees vi ol at ed herdue pr oces s r i ght s byconduct i ng a M ar s hal ’ s s al e of he rpr oper t yr atherthan col l ect i ng t he moneyow ed t o t hem from herbank ac count . H ow ever , B aza r gani w as pr oper l ynot i fi ed of the M ar s hal ’ s s al e, w hi ch w as pr oper l yhel d i n or dert o s at i s fythe j udgm entagai ns ther . See Fed. R . C i v. P. 69( a) ( 1) . A ccor di ngl y , ther e i s no bas i s on5

w h ic h to s e t a s id e th is o rd e r. Fi nal l y , B aza r gani appea l s fr om the D i s t r i ctC our t ’ s M ar ch 3, 2008 deni al of her N ovember20, 2007 m ot i on forcontr i but i on fr om herco- defe ndantPaul B agherpour . T he D i s t r i ctC our tfai l ed t o s etfor t h anybas i s fori t s deni al of B aza r gani ’ s m ot i on. W e have hel d t hatt her e i s a r i ghtt o contr i but i on fr om j oi ntt or t - fea s or s underthe Fai rH ous i ng A ct. S ee M il ler v. A p artm en ts & H o m es o f N ew Jerse y , Inc . , 6 4 6 F . 2 d 1 0 1 , 1 1 0 (3d C ir . 1981) . A ccor di ngl y , w e w i l l vaca t e the or derent er ed on M ar ch 3, 2008 and r emand for fur t herpr ocee di ngs cons i s t entw i t h thi s opi ni on. B a se d o n th e f

o re g o in g , w e w ill a f

f irm in p a rt a n d v a c a te a n d re m a n d in p a rt.