Barns et al v. Payne et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS
NATHAN BARNES, et al.,
Judgment Creditors,
v.
LAWRENCE PAYNE and PATRICIA
PAYNE,
Judgment Debtors.
Case No. 2:22-cv-02433-HLT-BGS
ORDER
This closed case is now about judgment collection. The parties dispute the financial
information Judgment Debtors must produce. Judgment Creditors filed a motion to hold Judgment
Debtors in contempt. Doc. 165. They contend that Judgment Debtors have failed to comply with
the orders of Magistrate Judge Brooks Severson dated March 10 and June 10, 2025. The parties
briefed the issue, and Judge Severson requested follow-up on the status of the dispute. The parties
remained at an impasse. Judge Severson entered a Report and Recommendation (R&R) on January
6, 2026 (Doc. 176). She gave Judgment Debtors notice of their right to object and the consequence
for not timely objecting. Fourteen days have passed and Judgment Debtors did not file written
objections to the R&R.
The Court has reviewed the R&R and conducted a de novo review of the underlying
briefing and filings. The Court accepts the R&R as its ruling based on its own review and the
absence of any filed objections.
THE 	COURT 	THEREFORE 	ORDERS 	that 	Judge 	Severson’s 	Report 	and
Recommendation (Doc. 176) is ADOPTED. The Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN
PART Judgment Creditors’ motion to hold Judgment Debtors in contempt (Doc. 165). In accord
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with Judge Severson’s R&R, her recommendations numbered 1-5 (adopted by this order) are
stayed for thirty days to provide Judgment Debtors with an opportunity to purge the contempt.
Judge Severson’s recommendation number 6, relating to reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses,
is not stayed.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 13, 2026 	/s/ Holly L. Teeter
HOLLY L. TEETER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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