United States v. Estate of Stonehill

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• holding that the relevant inquiry of fraud on the court is “not whether fraudulent conduct prejudiced the opposing party, but whether it harmed the integrity of the judicial process”
• discussing Levander and Pumphrey, which assessed allegations of fraud on the court by non-government attorneys
• rejecting Stonehill’s Rule 60(b)(6) motion to vacate the tax judgment against him, concluding that there was no fraud on the court in obtaining that judgment
• standard of review; under Rule 60(d)(3) a party must establish fraud on the court by clear and convincing evidence
• “Most fraud on the court cases involve a scheme by one party to hide a key fact from the court and the opposing party.”
• first quoting Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 501 U.S. 32, 44 (1991); then quoting England v. Doyle, 281 F.2d 304, 310 (9th Cir. 1960)

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