Opinion ID: 6500783
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Alleged Claims

Text: In that count, Mr. Sperry alleged that from 1997 to February 2012, the interest he accrued was added to his inmate trust account each month, but starting in February 1 Under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 76-173, “all moneys belonging to and held by the [corrections] institution for the use and benefit of each individual who is a[n] inmate of the institution . . . shall deposit such moneys in one or more interest-bearing accounts. . . . Such moneys shall constitute a[n] . . . inmate trust fund.” “The moneys of each trust fund” may be invested in “certificates of deposit” but “shall continue to be a part of the trust fund from which the money originates.” Id. § 76-175(a). “Interest earned on moneys invested” in the certificates of deposit “shall be regularly prorated . . . and credited to the . . . inmate . . . on the basis of the amount of money . . . inmate . . . has in the trust fund.” Id. § 76-175(b). 2 Appellate Case: 21-3151 Document: 010110712170 Date Filed: 07/18/2022 Page: 3 2012, the Defendants started embezzling the accrued interest and stopped adding it to his account. He asserted the Defendants (1) violated the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause, (2) violated his rights to due process and equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment, (3) embezzled his funds under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, and (4) conspired to violate his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1985. He also alleged the state-law torts of (1) conversion, (2) outrageous conduct, (3) breach of fiduciary duty, and (4) negligence. For relief, he sought an injunction ordering the Defendants to “immediately start paying plaintiff his proper interest on his inmate trust accounts,” ROA at 32, and asked for monetary damages “in the total amount of interest embezzled from every inmates’ [sic] trust account,” id. at 33.