on august 17, 2006, anderson again refused to testify before the grand jury investigating bonds. judge alsup ordered anderson to return to court august 28 for a contempt hearing. in requesting the hearing, prosecutors for the first time publicly acknowledged they were targeting bonds. anderson was held in contempt of court at the august 28 hearing and sent to federal prison for a second time. judge alsup said anderson had provided no legal justification for refusing to tell the grand jury on august 17 whether he had supplied steroids to bonds or other athletes, or even whether he knew bonds. geragos said he would file an appeal with the ninth u.s. circuit court of appeals. anderson was released from prison on october 5, after serving 37 days. judge alsup ordered his release because the federal appeals court hadn't affirmed the contempt order within the required 30 days after anderson was jailed. the 9th u.s. circuit court of appeal had sent the contempt order back to judge alsup, thus delaying any ruling.