No. 21-390

Christopher Daniel Everson v. Theresa Lantz, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2021-09-10
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 12b6-motion civil-procedure federal-rules-of-civil-procedure-rule-12(b)(6) federal-rules-of-civil-procedure-rule-60(d)(1) frivolous-standard independent-action res-judicata rule-60
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-10-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

In what instances or circumstances, if any, is the doctrine of 'Res-judicata' conjoined with the 'frivolous-standard' of Federal-Rules-of-Civil-Procedure-Rule-12(b)(6) applicable to an Independent-Action filed by a litigant pursuant to Federal-Rules-of-Civil-Procedure-Rule-60(d)(1)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED The Petitioner presents two questions: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 60 (d) (1) Provides: “(d) Other powers to grant relief, This rule does not limit a courts power to, (1) entertain an independent action to relieve a party from a judgment, order or proceeding.”; and In United States v. Beggerly, 524 U.S. 38 at 46 (1998) This Court said, “if rule 60 (b) is to be interpreted as a coherent whole, be reserved, “for those cases of “injustices which” in certain instances, are deemed sufficiently gross to demand a departure’ from rigid adherence to the doctrine of “res judicata.” Question one is: In what instances or circumstances, if any, is the doctrine of “Res judicata”, conjoined with the “frivolous standard” of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 12 (b) (6) applicable to an Independent Action filed by a litigant pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 60 (d) (1)? Question two is: If a litigant files an Independent Action pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 60 (d) (1), should the Independent Action be correctly filed and docketed as a hew action with a new docket number or should the Independent Action be correctly filed and docketed under the prior or original action and with the prior and original docket number? wee ae 4

Docket Entries

2021-10-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-09-17
Waiver of right of respondent Theresa Lantz, et al. to respond filed.
2021-08-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 12, 2021)

Attorneys

Christopher D. Everson
Christopher D. Everson — Petitioner
Christopher D. Everson — Petitioner
Theresa Lantz, et al.
Carolyn EnnisOffice of the Attorney General - State of Connecticut, Respondent
Carolyn EnnisOffice of the Attorney General - State of Connecticut, Respondent