Legal Opinion
Jeffrey Hess v. Janie Cockrell, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 24, 2002No. 00-11037PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Janie Cockrell, the Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, appeals the district court’s grant of Jeffrey Hess’ petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court had previously dismissed Hess’ petition as time-barred, but granted relief from that judgment after Hess filed a motion under Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. We are persuaded that Hess failed to demonstrate the requisite “extraordinary circumstances” to justify relief under Rule 60(b)(6), and we must vacate the able district…
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