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· 8/31/1977

LUIS MARTINEZ-McBEAN, Appellant v. GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, Appellant

Citations

  • 562 F.2d 908
  • 14 V.I. 79
  • 24 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 199
  • 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 11742

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that Rule 60(b) does not confer such a broad power
  • doubting that 2.5-year delay would comply with “reasonable time” requirement
  • doubting that 2.5-year delay would comply with “reasonable time” requirement
  • “[I]t is improper to grant relief under Rule 60(b)(6) if the aggrieved party could have reasonably sought the same relief by means of appeal.”
  • “it is improper to grant relief under Rule 60(b)(6) if the aggrieved party could have reasonably sought the same relief by means of appeal.”
  • “[I]t is improper to grant relief under Rule 60(b)(6) if the aggrieved party could have reasonably sought the same relief by means of appeal.”

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Judges: Van Dusen, Weis, Garth

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