Scrushy Again Denied Bond Pending Appeal

In a decision filed on Tuesday and released on Wednesday, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit for the third time denied former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy’s motion for bail pending appeal. Scrushy had asked for reconsideration because the court in March granted his co-defendant, former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, release on bond pending appeal (earlier). However, the court ruled that Scrushy still “had not met his initial burden…of demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence that he is unlikely to flee if he is released pending resolution of this appeal.” The court made it clear that this is a separate issue from whether his appeal has a substantial chance of success (AP).