upon learning of land's ruling, taitz said she would appeal the sanction, declaring that judge land was "scared to go against the regime" of the "oppressive" obama administration, and that the sanction was an attempt to "intimidate" her. on march 15, 2010, the united states court of appeals for the eleventh circuit affirmed the sanctions against taitz. on august 9, 2010, the federal government filed an abstract of judgment, a document placing a lien in the amount of $20,000 plus interest on all her real property, prompting taitz to say, "i will pay the money, and i will continue fighting." on january 10, 2011, the u.s. supreme court declined, without comment, to hear the case.