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Fourth Circuit· 6/12/1990

Boyd v. Bulala

Citations

  • 905 F.2d 764
  • 1990 WL 78025

How courts have described this case

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

  • affirming denial of defendant’s request for relief under Rule 60(b) where plaintiff died after verdict but before judgment
  • the meritorious claim or defense requirement of Rule 60(b) ensures that granting relief from judgment will not, in the end, have been a futile gesture
  • “Under all the provisions of Rule 60(b), a threshold condition for granting relief is that the movant demonstrate that granting that relief will not in the end have been a futile gesture . . . .”
  • “Under all the provisions of Rule 60(b), a threshold condition for granting the relief is that the movant demonstrate that granting that relief will not in the end have been a futile gesture, by showing that she has a meritorious defense or claim.”
  • “Under all the provisions of Rule 60(b), a threshold condition for granting the relief is that the movant demonstrate that granting that relief will not in the end have been a futile gesture, by showing that she has a meritorious defense or claim.”
  • “Under all the provisions of Rule 60(b), a threshold condition for granting the relief is that the movant demonstrate that granting that relief will not in the end have been a futile gesture, by showing that she has a meritorious defense or claim.”

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Judges: Hall, Phillips, Winter

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