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· 10/16/1996

Cashner v. Freedom Stores, Inc.

Citations

  • 98 F.3d 572
  • 36 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 660
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 27095
  • 1996 WL 596257

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that relief under Rule 60(b)(6) is appropriate only under a showing of “unusual or compelling” circumstances
  • holding that Rule 60(b)(1) does not allow a party to merely “reargue an issue”
  • holding that Rule 60(b)(1) relied is available “only where: (1) a party has made an excusable litigation mistake or an attorney in the litigation has acted without authority from a party, or (2
  • recognizing “the delicate balance between the finality of judgment and justice that Rule 60(b) seeks to maintain”
  • holding Rule 60(b)(1) “provides for the reconsideration of judgments only where: (1) a party has made an excusable litigation mistake or an attorney in the litigation has acted without authority from a party, or (2
  • providing examples of “unanticipated intervening change[s] of circumstances” as extraordinary cases where relief was granted

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Judges: Brorby, Ebel, Henry

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