Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. Rees

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided June 30, 2011No. 09-5570PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Chief Judge.

Petitioner Joe Clark Mitchell appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for relief from judgment, which he brought as an “independent action” in equity, as provided for by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(d)(1). We AFFIRM.

I

This is Mitchell’s fourth appearance in this court. See Mitchell v. Rees (Mitchell I), 114 F.3d 571 (6th Cir.1997); Mitchell v. Rees (Mitchell II), 36 Fed.Appx. 752 (6th Cir.2002); Mitchell v. Rees (Mitchell III), 261 Fed.Appx. 825 (6th Cir.2008). For purposes of deciding this appeal, we need not recite the underlying facts…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Cullen v. PinholsterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  2. Sawyer v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Calderon v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. United States v. BeggerlySupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. Ortiz v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 2011

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3Cited by36 opinions

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  4. Gillis v. ChaseCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2018
  5. In Re Platinum Oil Properties, LLCUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico · 2011

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