Greenspan

Greenspan v. Qazi

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaJune 30, 20223:20-cv-03426California680 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 AARON JACOB GREENSPAN, Case No. 20-cv-03426-JD

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE RULE 60(B) MOTION

v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 178 OMAR QAZI, et al., Defendants.

12 Pro se plaintiff Aaron Greenspan asks for relief from judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). Dkt. No. 178; see also Dkt. No. 172 (judgment). The parties’ familiarity with the record, including the Court’s several orders, is assumed. Relief from judgment is denied. As the Supreme Court recently stated: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) permits “a party to seek relief from a final judgment, and request reopening of his case, under a limited set of circumstances.” Gonzalez v. Crosby, 545 U.S. 524, 528, 125 S.Ct. 2641, 162 L.Ed.2d 480 (2005). Under Rule 60(b)(1), a party may seek relief based on “mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect.” Rules 60(b)(2) through (b)(5) supply other grounds for reopening a judgment. Finally, Rule 60(b)(6) provides a catchall for “any…

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