Legal Opinion

United States ex rel. Familian Northwest, Inc. v. RG & B Contractors, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 13, 1994No. 92-36742PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge GOODWIN.

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Familian Northwest, Inc. (“Familian”), a successful litigant in an action to recover against a defaulting contractor’s bonding company, discovered a month after the judgment had been once amended that it had overlooked some invoices, which, if they had been timely presented in the district court, would have resulted in an enhanced judgment. Familian now appeals the denial of its motion to reopen under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e), and its motions for relief from judgment under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) and 60(b)(6). The…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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  4. Budinich v. Becton Dickinson & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. Klapprott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949

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3Cited by32 opinions

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