Legal Opinion
Cleveland Demolition Co. v. Azcon Scrap Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 4, 1987No. Nos. 86-1141(L), 86-1266PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
In this independent action in equity under Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b), Cleveland Demolition seeks to set aside an earlier jury verdict for Azcon Scrap on the basis that Azcon’s trial attorney conspired with a wit*985ness to present perjured testimony. The only evidence of this alleged conspiracy, however, is an evidentiary conflict between the witness’s testimony and statements made by a different party in a subsequent lawsuit. This routine evidentiary conflict does not justify an action for fraud on the court or the serious allegations of attorney misconduct leveled in this…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Richard L. Zaldivar v. City of Los Angeles, and Margaret Salazar, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Munsey Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Eastway Construction Corp. v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- H. K. Porter Company, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by46 opinions
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