Reznik v. Yelton

The dispositive issue on this appeal by plaintiffs Mark Reznik (“Reznik”) and Helen Reznik (“Helen”) (collectively, the “Rezniks”) is the propriety of the trial court’s denial of their Mass. R. Civ. R, Rule 60(b)(4), motion for relief from the parties’ 2008 joint stipulation of dismissal of this action.

The improper utilization by the Rezniks of Rule 60(b) (4) to seek relief from their own voluntary case dismissal, which was based on the parties’ extensively negotiated settlement and agreement for judgment, can be fully understood only in the context of the years of needlessly protracted and…