Phelps family fails to post bond to stay collection of $5 million [View All]

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Westboro Church members have failed to post bonds
The Associated Press

BALTIMORE | Two members of the Topeka-based Westboro Baptist Church have failed to post bonds needed to stay the collection of a $5 million jury award pending appeal.

U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett, on April 3, granted motions by Shirley L. Phelps-Roper and Rebekah A. Phelps-Davis to delay payment of the verdict for protesting a U.S. Marine’s funeral. The postponement was contingent upon their posting $125,000 and $100,000 bonds, respectively.

Bennett also imposed a lien on the properties of the church and its founder, Fred W. Phelps Sr.

The sisters had argued for lesser bond amounts; Phelps-Roper said she would not be able to offer such collateral to the court.

As of 5 p.m. Monday, the deadline imposed by Bennett, the women had not posted the bonds, according to court records.

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Phelps-Roper confirmed her refusal to obey Bennett’s order granting a stay and discounted that part of the proceedings. “All this collection stuff, it’s a lot of fluffy talk,” she said. “If I don’t have no $5 million, you can’t take no $5 million.”

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