Gomez v. Wilson et al

Filing 40

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - Plaintiff's Motions for Reconsideration (filing nos. 35 and 39 ), liberally construed as Motions for Relief Under Rule 60(b), are denied. Ordered by Judge John M. Gerrard. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (AOA)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA MARTIN GOMEZ, Plaintiff, v. DENNIS WILSON, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 8:12CV367 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the court on Plaintiff’s Motions for Reconsideration (filing nos. 35 and 39), which the court liberally construes as motions for relief pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(6). On August 13, 2013, the court dismissed Plaintiff’s Complaint and entered Judgment against him. (Filing Nos. 26 and 27.) Plaintiff appealed the Judgment and the Eighth Circuit dismissed the appeal for failure to prosecute. (See Filing No. 37.) Liberally construed, Plaintiff seeks relief from the court’s Judgment pursuant Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b). Rule 60(b)(6) “grants federal courts broad authority to relieve a party from a final judgment ‘upon such terms as are just,’ provided that the motion is made within a reasonable time and is not premised on one of the grounds for relief enumerated in clauses (b)(1) through (b)(5).” Liljeberg v. Health Serv. Acquisition Corp., 486 U.S. 847, 863 (1988). However, “[r]elief is available under Rule 60(b)(6) only where exceptional circumstances have denied the moving party a full and fair opportunity to litigate his claim and have prevented the moving party from receiving adequate redress.” Harley v. Zoesch, 413 F.3d 866, 871 (8th Cir. 2005). The court has carefully reviewed Plaintiff’s Motions. Plaintiff has not set forth any “exceptional circumstances” that prevented him from fully litigating his claims or receiving adequate redress. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Motions for Reconsideration, liberally construed as a Motions for Relief Under Rule 60(b), are denied. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: Plaintiff’s Motions for Reconsideration (filing nos. 35 and 39), liberally construed as Motions for Relief Under Rule 60(b), are denied. DATED this 25th day of February, 2014. BY THE COURT: s/ John M. Gerrard United States District Judge *This opinion may contain hyperlinks to other documents or Web sites. The U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska does not endorse, recommend, approve, or guarantee any third parties or the services or products they provide on their Web sites. Likewise, the court has no agreements with any of these third parties or their Web sites. The court accepts no responsibility for the availability or functionality of any hyperlink. Thus, the fact that a hyperlink ceases to work or directs the user to some other site does not affect the opinion of the court. 2

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