Legal Opinion
MLC AUTOMOTIVE, LLC v. Town of Southern Pines
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 3, 2008No. 19-1891PublishedCited by 247 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and District Judge WILLIAMS joined.
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Chief Judge:
The Town of Southern Pines, North Carolina, and its Council (collectively “the Town”) appeal the denial of their Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) motion. That motion argued, in part, that the district court made a mistake in abstaining under Burford v. Sun Oil Co., 319 U.S. 315, 63 S.Ct. 1098, 87 L.Ed. 1424 (1943), before the Town filed a timely response to the objections by MLC Automotive, LLC and Leith of Fayetteville, Inc.…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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