Comcast of Illinois X v. Multi-Vision Electronics, Inc.

Ronald Abboud appeals from the District Court’s 1 April 13, 2009 denial of his Rule 60(b) motion for relief from an October 11, 2006 judgment against Abboud in a suit by Comcast alleging violations of the Cable Communications Policy Act, 47 U.S.C. § 553(a)(1) (1992) (“CCPA”). We affirm.

We review a district court’s ruling on a Rule 60(b) motion for abuse of discretion. Jones v. Swanson, 512 F.3d 1045, 1048 (8th Cir.2008). Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure authorizes the court to “relieve a party ... of a final judgment” due to “(1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable…