· 1/23/1998
Cox v. Burke
Citations
- 706 So. 2d 43
- 1998 WL 20673
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that dismissal of case is proper where party has engaged in fraud
- stating that the court should take into consideration a mixture of factors and carefully balance the court’s policy that favors the adjudication of claims on the merits
- where party lies about matter pertinent to his own claim or a portion of it, and perpetrates a fraud that permeates the entire proceeding, dismissal of the whole case is proper
- “The integrity of the civil litigation process depends on truthful disclosure of facts. A system that depends on an adversary’s ability to uncover falsehoods is doomed to failure, which is why this kind of conduct must be discouraged in the strongest possible way.”
- affirming dismissal for fraud upon the court
- FRCP 60(b) The 3 || Catch-all permits relief from a Judgment for any reason that justifies relief.””» ECF No. 1 at 5. 4 || The foregoing does not establish federal question jurisdiction. The case cited, Cox v. Burke, 5 || 706 So. 2d 43, 47 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998
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Judges: Griffin
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