USA v. 129.97 Acres Land, et al

Filing 144

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER denying 143 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Dale A. Kimball on 2/15/12 (alt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH
NORTHERN DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
MEMORANDUM DECISION
AND ORDER

vs.
129.97 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR
LESS, SITUATED IN DAVIS COUNTY,
STATE OF UTAH; EDWIN M.
HIGLEY; MTGLQ INVESTORS, a
Delaware limited partnership; CARL
BOWN; B.C. PROPERTIES; LYNN A.
JENKINS and ANY UNKNOWN
OWNERS (PARCEL NO. GLC-(mit.)-4),

Case No. 1:97CV0095
Judge Dale A. Kimball

Defendants.

This matter is before the court on Defendant Lynn A. Jenkins’s Motion to Dismiss
seeking the court to dismiss the Court’s judgment for failure to follow federal and state
mandates.
The court dismissed Mr. Jenkins as a party defendant on May 3, 1999 finding that Mr.
Jenkins did not have an interest in the subject property and therefore no standing in the case. On
March 30, 2000, the court denied Mr. Jenkins’s Objection to Judgment and Order pursuant to
Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e). Further, on December 4, 2002, the Tenth Circuit dismissed Mr. Jenkins’s
appeal from this court’s entry of an Amended Judgment, concluding that the appeal was
frivolous. On January 24, 2003, the Tenth Circuit awarded sanctions against Mr. Jenkins

pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 38. Pursuant to that order, this court awarded the sanctions on April
14, 2003.
On August 8, 2003, Defendant Lynn A. Jenkins then attempted to dismiss the action. The
court denied the motion, finding that Mr. Jenkins was no longer a party to the case and that the
case was closed. Mr. Jenkins moved the court to reconsider. On October 1, 2003, the court
denied the motion to reconsider.
On October 14, 2003, Mr. Jenkins filed a Rule 52 Motion for a more definite statement of
the court’s ruling on his motion to dismiss. On October 16, 2003, the court denied the Rule 52
motion. On that same day, Mr. Jenkins filed an Affidavit seeking Judge Kimball’s recusal from
the case. On October, 17, 2003, the court denied Mr. Jenkins request that Judge Kimball recuse.
On November 10, 2003, Mr. Jenkins appealed. On December 7, 2004, the Tenth Circuit
dismissed Mr. Jenkins’ appeal as frivolous and imposed sanctions against Mr. Jenkins in an
amount equal to MTGLQ’s reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in defending the appeal. The
Tenth Circuit cautioned Mr. Jenkins that if he persisted in filing more frivolous pleadings or
appeals reasserting issues already ruled on in prior litigation, his ability to proceed pro se in
federal courts in this circuit would be restricted. On September 12, 2005, this court awarded the
sanctions ordered by the Tenth Circuit.
On December 12, 2005, Defendant MTGLQ filed a motion to hold Mr. Jenkins in
contempt and for the entry of Judgment on the sanctions award because Mr. Jenkins had not paid
the award. On January 20, 2006, the court granted an Order finding Mr. Jenkins in contempt for
failing to pay the award and directing entry of judgment in the amount of the sanctions award.
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Judgment was entered on February 3, 2006. On February 14, 2006, Mr. Jenkins appealed. On
March 29, 2007, the Tenth Circuit affirmed this court and dismissed the appeal. Nothing has
occurred in this case since the Tenth Circuit’s 2007 mandate.
Accordingly, Mr. Jenkins’ request for a Petition to Review and his Motion to Dismiss are
both improper because the case has been resolved and closed for years. There is no basis for this
court to dismiss its prior judgments for failure to follow federal and state mandates as stated by
Mr. Jenkins. Every ruling that this court has made has been affirmed by the Tenth Circuit. Mr.
Jenkins is again cautioned against filing frivolous pleadings regarding issues that have already
been litigated. Further such filings will result in sanctions. Therefore, Defendant’s Petition for
Review and Motion to Dismiss are DENIED.
DATED this 15th day of February, 2012.
BY THE COURT:

DALE A. KIMBALL
United States District Judge

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