March 26, 2024 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Christopher M. Wolpert FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT Clerk of Court _______________________________________

SAMUEL LEE DARTEZ, II,

Plaintiff - Appellee/ Cross-Appellant,

v. Nos. 22-3155 & 22-3164

RICK PETERS; ALEX R. TAYLOR; JASON S. BAILEY; CHRISTOPHER BEAS; DANIEL W. DILORETO; CHRISTOPHER P. MAI, COLBY J. MARKHAM; DAVID RUBLE; BRIAN S. HEDGECOCK; HERMAN JONES; PERRY FREY; CHRISTOPHER BOWLING; ROBERT KEENER; JASON DEVORE; ROBERT WARE,

Defendants - Appellants/ Cross-Appellees,

and

MARK FRENCH; BRIAN JOHNSON; ROBERT W. DIERKS; JOSEPH EHRLICH,

Defendants. __________________________________________

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS (D.C. No. 5:15-CV-03255-EFM) ___________________