Nelson v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation et al

Filing 62

OPINION AND ORDER: construing Phillips's 60 motion as a motion to set aside the judgment of dismissal--rather than the "agreement", as further set out in order; ORDER denying 60 MOTION to Set Aside the Judgment; this case remains closed. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 5/10/2018. (wcl, )

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, EASTERN DIVISION WANDA NELSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE ) CORPORATION, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:17cv207-MHT (WO) OPINION AND ORDER This lawsuit is before the court on the motion to set aside the agreement filed by defendant Donald D. Phillips on May 3, 2018, in which he asks the court to set aside the parties settlement agreement and set the case for trial. The court construes Phillips’s motion as a motion to set aside the judgment of dismissal-rather than the “agreement”--because the court cannot set the case for trial without first setting aside the judgment. On February 27, 2018, after receiving notice that the case had settled, the court entered a judgment dismissing the case with prejudice but granting the parties leave to file, “within 49 days, a motion to have the dismissal set aside and the case reinstated or the settlement enforced, should the settlement not be consummated.” Judgment (doc. no. 59). Defendant Phillips filed his motion to set aside well after the 49 days had passed. *** Because the motion to set aside the judgment was filed too late, it is ORDERED that the motion (doc. no. 60) is denied. This case remains closed. DONE, this the 10th day of May, 2018. /s/ Myron H. Thompson UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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