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in the amount of $2,816.92." On July 24, 1989, the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the amended judgment. On
August 18, 1989, a writ of execution was issued for $1,241,739.29,
plus costs of $2,816.92, plus additional interest of $309.74 for
each day after August 16, 1989, that the judgment award was not
satisfied.
Other Events
At an unspecified time in early 1989, Mrs. Sullivan filed for
divorce in the family court for Kent County, Rhode Island (family
court). During the dissolution of his marriage, Mr. Sullivan
attempted suicide. On May 25, 1989, Mrs. Sullivan, through her
attorney, Robert F. DiPippo (Mr. DiPippo), filed an ex parte motion
for the appointment of a guardian ad litem for Mr. Sullivan. In
that motion, Mrs. Sullivan stated that Mr. Sullivan had obtained a
judgment of over $1 million in the U.S. District Court for the
District of Rhode Island on November 10, 1988, and that the
judgment was properly part of the marital estate, subject to the
Rhode Island general laws relating to equitable distribution. The
motion further stated that "this Judgment is presently being
jeopardized by the actions of the Defendant, John L. Sullivan, who
has threatened to settle this Judgment for $75,000.00" and that
"any attempt by the Defendant in the instant Divorce Action, to
diminish the amount of recovery in the Federal Court Case would be
a fraud on the Plaintiff, Becky L. Sullivan, and on the family
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