Ackermann v. United States

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that petitioners were not entitled to relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60 (b) when they made a “free, calculated, deliberate choic[e]” not to appeal
• holding that Rule 60(b)(6) relief from allegedly erroneous judgment was unavailable for petitioner who made “voluntary, deliberate, free, untrammeled choice ... not to appeal”
• holding that party's failure to appeal original judgment weighs heavily against party's ability to set the judgment aside at a later date under Rule 60(b)
• ruling that strategic decisions made during course of litigation, that upon reconsideration appear to be erroneous, do not provide basis for relief under Rule 60(b)
• holding that knowing failure to appeal is not excused by Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(6) even though companion case was appealed successfully
• holding that knowing failure to appeal is not excused by Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(6) even though companion case was appealed successfully

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Cited by

838 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

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• Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie
  Supreme Court· 1981-06-15· cited 2,470×
• Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1988-06-17· cited 1,932×
• Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts
  Supreme Court· 1967-10-09· cited 1,899×
• Susan D. Goland and Patricia B. Skidmore v. Central Intelligence Agency
  D.C. Circuit· 1978-05-23· cited 821×
• Samuel Nemaizer, General Manager of the New York Coat, Suit, Dress, Rainwear and Allied Workers' Union I.L.G.W.U. v. Jack Baker, an Individual
  Second Circuit· 1986-06-05· cited 819×
• Martin v. Wilks
  Supreme Court· 1989-08-11· cited 565×
• James Anthony Sweeton v. Robert Brown, Jr.
  Sixth Circuit· 1994-07-01· cited 565×
• Ahmed v. Rosenblatt
  First Circuit· 1997-07-14· cited 444×
• Budget Blinds, Inc. v. White
  Third Circuit· 2008-07-28· cited 414×
• Mayfield v. National Ass'n for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 2012-03-26· cited 413×
• Cashner v. Freedom Stores, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 1996-10-16· cited 341×
• Walter L. Compton, Jr. v. Alton Steamship Company, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 1979-10-05· cited 326×
• Frank Olle, Jr. Automatic Press Corporation and James W. Cato v. The Henry & Wright Corporation
  Sixth Circuit· 1990-09-10· cited 317×
• Bank of Am., N.A. v. Kuchta (Slip Opinion)
  Ohio Supreme Court· 2014-10-08· cited 312×
• Ronald W. Dowell, Administrator of the Estate of Jackie Lynn Dowell, Deceased v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Automobile Insurance Company
  Fourth Circuit· 1993-05-07· cited 304×
• Aikens v. Ingram
  Fourth Circuit· 2011-07-13· cited 292×
• United States v. Salvatore Cirami, Salvatore Cirami & Margaret Cirami
  Second Circuit· 1977-09-01· cited 288×

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Bell v. Hood
  Supreme Court· 1946-04-01· cited 4,157×
• Klapprott v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1949-01-17· cited 1,144×
• Brown v. Western R. Co. of Ala.
  Supreme Court· 1949-11-21· cited 241×
• Munro v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1938-01-31· cited 146×
• Ackermann v. United States
  Fifth Circuit· 1949-12-29· cited 13×
• Keilbar v. United States
  Fifth Circuit· 1944-10-02· cited 8×
• Burnham Chemical Co. v. Krug
  District of Columbia· 1949-01-28· cited 6×
• United States v. Ackermann
  W.D. Texas· 1943-12-07· cited 5×
• Burnham Chemical Company, a Corporation v. Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary of the Interior
  D.C. Circuit· 1950-03-06· cited 3×

Other cases named Ackermann v. United States

3 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Ackermann v. United States
  Fifth Circuit· 1949-12-29· cited 13×
• Ackermann v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1950-05-29· cited 8×
• Ackermann v. United States
  Fifth Circuit· 1949-12-29