Legal Opinion
Emmett Kapries Dunlap v. Jon E. Litscher, John L. Hunt v. United States of America, David Lanzotti v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 6, 2002No. 02-1960, 02-2008, 02-2082PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
We have consolidated for decision three appeals from denial or dismissal of motions under Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that present similar questions about the circumstances in which prisoners subject to the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act’s amendments to the federal habeas corpus statute, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241 et seq., and its substitute for federal prisoners, 28 U.S.C. § 2255, may file motions under Rule 60(b) to vacate a judgment denying habeas corpus. The rule allows a federal district court to relieve a party from a final judgment of…
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