The Latest: Judge rejects sanctions for former billionaire
Source: Associated Press
The Latest: Judge rejects sanctions for former billionaire
Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Updated 5:41 pm, Monday, December 14, 2015
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FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2014, file photo, Tim Blixseth, left, leaves the U.S. courthouse in Butte, Mont., after facing questions about his finances. Yellowstone Club founder Blixseth of Medina, Wash., has been in a Montana jail since April. That's when a judge found him in contempt of court for failing to fully disclosing what happened to part of his fortune. Attorneys for the club's remaining creditors say that on Dec. 7, 2015, Blixseth refused to come out of his jail cell for a previously scheduled deposition. They want a federal judge to force Blixseth to appear for a deposition this week and repay them more than $31,000 in legal expenses. Blixseth attorney Paul Brain says his client had no obligation to appear.
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The latest on court sanctions requested by the legal adversaries of a former billionaire who refused a jailhouse deposition (all times local).
4:30 p.m.
A federal judge has rejected a call for sanctions against the founder of a Montana resort for the ultra-rich after he refused a jailhouse deposition.
Attorney Paul Brain said U.S. District Judge Richard Jones ruled against sanctions for his client, former billionaire Tim Blixseth, during a Monday hearing.
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