· 7/9/2008
Harvest v. Castro
Citations
- 531 F.3d 737
- 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 14461
- 2008 WL 2669706
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that 64-day delay was “substantial” and cut against granting Rule 60(b)(1) relief
- stating that Rule 60(b) motions for relief from judgment are reviewed for abuse of discretion
- stating that Rule 60(b)(6) “is to be used sparingly as an equitable remedy to prevent manifest injustice” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
- explaining that an order granting a conditional writ of habeas corpus had prospective effect for purposes of Rule 60(b)(5
- noting that “[n]omenclature is not important” as “[t]he label or description that a 25 party puts on its motion does not control whether the party should be granted or denied 26 relief”
- treating an “Application to Amend Order Nunc Pro Tunc” as a Rule 15 60(b) motion
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Judges: Gibson, Tashima, Berzon
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