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JONES v. TWO UNKNOWN DOC GUARDS

United States District Court, D. Colorado
Dec 14, 2010
Civil Case No. 08-cv-01053-REB-KMT (D. Colo. Dec. 14, 2010)

Opinion

Civil Case No. 08-cv-01053-REB-KMT.

December 14, 2010


ORDER


The matter before me is plaintiff's Objection [#78] filed November 5, 2010, which I construe as a motion for reconsideration under Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b). See Brown v. Professional Transportation , 1989 WL 85056 at *1 (D. Kan. July 20, 1989). I deny the motion.

"[#78]" is an example of the convention I use to identify the docket number assigned to a specific paper by the court's case management and electronic case filing system (CM/ECF). I use this convention throughout this order.

Construed as an objection to the Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge [#69], filed August 18, 2010, I find plaintiff's arguments to be imponderous and without merit, and they would not change my Order Adopting Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge [#75] enterled October 29, 2010.

Rule 60(b) relief requires a showing of exceptional circumstances warranting relief from judgment. Van Skiver v. United States , 952 F.2d 1241, 1243 (10th Cir. 1991). A litigant shows exceptional circumstances by satisfying one or more of the grounds for relief enumerated in Rule 60(b). Id. at 1243-44. The only possible ground for relief under this rule is provided by subparagraph (6), which contemplates relief from judgment based on "any other reason that justifies relief." FED.R.CIV.P. 60(b)(6). I perceive nothing in plaintiff's motion to suggest that such extraordinary relief is warranted in this case.

THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff's Objection [#78] filed November 5, 2010, is OVERRULED, and, as construed as a motion for reconsideration under Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b), is DENIED.

Dated December 14, 2010, at Denver, Colorado.


Summaries of

JONES v. TWO UNKNOWN DOC GUARDS

United States District Court, D. Colorado
Dec 14, 2010
Civil Case No. 08-cv-01053-REB-KMT (D. Colo. Dec. 14, 2010)
Case details for

JONES v. TWO UNKNOWN DOC GUARDS

Case Details

Full title:STANLEY E. JONES, Plaintiff, v. TWO UNKNOWN DOC GUARDS, aka SGT. T. COOK…

Court:United States District Court, D. Colorado

Date published: Dec 14, 2010

Citations

Civil Case No. 08-cv-01053-REB-KMT (D. Colo. Dec. 14, 2010)