Raymond J. Van Skiver Alma L. Van Skiver v. United States of America and John Does

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• recognizing Rule 60(b)(1) permits court to correct “obvious errors of law, apparent on the record.”
• stating that a motion to reconsider should be construed as filed pursuant to Rule 59(e) when it is filed within the limit set forth under Rule 59(e)
• providing that if a Rule 59(e) motion is filed after the time limit provided in Rule 59(e), the motion must be construed as one under Rule 60(b)
• noting that in this Circuit, subsection of the Rule has been described as a “grand reservoir of equitable power to do justice in a particular case” (quotation omitted)
• stating that motion to reconsider filed within ten-day limit for filing a Rule 59(e) motion under prior version of that rule should be construed as a Rule 59(e) motion
• stating that motion to reconsider filed within time limit for filing a Rule 59(e) motion under prior version of that rule should be construed as a Rule 59(e) motion

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