Legal Opinion
Steverson v. GlobalSantaFe Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 15, 2007No. 06-60674PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant, James Brad Stever-son, appeals the district court’s denial of his Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) motion. Finding that the district court abused its discretion in denying the motion, we vacate the judgment and remand for an evidentiary hearing.
I. BACKGROUND
Steverson was employed by Defendants Appellee, GlobalSantaFe, as a Derrickman aboard a semi-submersible drilling rug. On October 11, 2003, Steverson and another hand, Jeff Sutherland, were asked to investigate the cause of an overflow in the mud ditch. Steverson claims that he asked his…
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