Drevaleva

Tatyana Evgenievna Drevaleva v. Denis Richard McDonough, et al.

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaNovember 21, 20254:22-cv-00887California465 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TATYANA EVGENIEVNA Case No. 22-cv-00887-HSG

DREVALEVA,

ORDER DENYING MOTIONS TO Plaintiff, VACATE 9 v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 110, 111, 112 10 DENIS RICHARD MCDONOUGH, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 On October 26, 2022, the Court held that Plaintiff’s claims were barred by res judicata, dismissed the complaint, and declared Plaintiff a vexatious litigant. Dkt. Nos. 100, 102. Plaintiff appealed, and the Ninth Circuit affirmed this Court’s decision. Drevaleva v. McDonough, No. 23- 15308, 2024 WL 1342670, at *1 (9th Cir. Mar. 29, 2024). More than a year later, Plaintiff filed three motions to vacate pursuant to Rule 60(b)(6). Dkt. Nos. 110, 111, 112. Plaintiff’s motions are convoluted, but they broadly argue that there was no valid final judgment that could trigger claim preclusion, and there were various other procedural defects. See, e.g., Dkt. No. 110 at 18; Dkt. No. 112 at 7. Rule 60(b)(6) is a “catchall provision” that “has…

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