In re Nathan C.

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] The father of Nathan C. appeals from the order of the Superior Court (Knox County, Marsano, J.) affirming the denial of his motion for relief from judgment by the District Court (Rockland, Westcott, J.). Because the father’s motion was expressly based upon an untimely claim of newly discovered evidence, we affirm the judgment.

[¶ 2] In 1994, the District Court found Nathan C. to be in jeopardy following a child protection hearing and placed him in the custody of the State of Maine Department of Human Services. In 1997, the father filed a motion for relief from that…