Opinion ID: 3178895
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Frivolous-Appeal Sanctions

Text: Defendants seek damages and costs under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 38, arguing that Bryant’s appeal is frivolous. To be sure, Bryant’s appeal falls short in many respects, but we are not prepared to label it “obviously without merit” and “prosecuted for delay, harassment, or other improper purposes.” Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Smith, 714 F.3d 932, 944 (6th Cir. 2013) (quoting Vic Wertz Distrib. Co. v. Teamsters Local 1038, 898 F.2d 1136, 1143 (6th Cir. 1990)). Accordingly, we deny the defendants’ request for sanctions.