Smith v. Ryan

1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Joe Clarence Smith, Jr., No. CV-12-00318-PHX-ROS 10 Petitioner, ORDER 11 v. DEATH PENALTY CASE 12 Ryan Thornell, et al., 13 Respondents.1 14 15 Before the Court is Petitioner Joe Clarence Smith’s Motion for Relief from 16 Judgment under Rule 60(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Doc. 78.) Smith, 17 an Arizona death row inmate, asks the Court to “reopen his federal habeas proceedings” 18 and “independently assess” his constitutional claims—that is, without the deferential 19 standard of review…