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· 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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