No. 20-1538

Angela W. DeBose v. University of South Florida Board of Trustees, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-05-04
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: bad-faith burden-of-proof civil-procedure independent-action judicial-fraud res-judicata rule-60 rule-60(b) rule-60(d)
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Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a Rule 60(d) Independent Action to Attack a Final Judgment is a continuation or re-litigation of the prior case, barred by the doctrine of res-judicata

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether a Rule 60(d) Independent Action to Attack a Final Judgment is a continuation or re-litigation of the prior case, barred by the doctrine of res judicata. 2. Whether a blameless party must show that she has been denied a full and fair opportunity to present her case by “clear and convincing evidence,” as the Third, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, and Eleventh Circuits; or show “substantial interference” in the presentation of her case, as ; the Ninth and Tenth Circuits have held; or does the burden on this issue shift under certain circumstances to the party opposing a Rule 60(b)(3)/60(d)(3) motion; or must the movant ; show “only that species of fraud which does or : attempts to, defile the court itself, or is a fraud perpetrated by officers of the court so that the judicial machinery cannot perform in the usual manner its impartial task of adjudging cases that are presented for adjudication.” Travelers Indem. Co. v. Gore, 761 F.2d 1549, 1551 (11th Cir. 1985). \ il. ;

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-15
Reply of petitioner Angela W. DeBose filed.
2021-06-03
Brief of respondent University of South Florida Board of Trustees in opposition filed.
2021-04-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 3, 2021)

Attorneys

Angela W. DeBose
Angela W. Debose — Petitioner
Angela W. DeBose — Petitioner
University of South Florida Board of Trustees
Richard C. McCrea Jr.Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Respondent
Richard C. McCrea Jr.Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Respondent