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Nature of Suit Code: 510
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28:2255 Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentence

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff, CRIM CASE NO. 10cr3044WQHCIVIL CASE NO. 16cv653WQH

CIVIL CASE NO. 16cv2049

ORDER

 v.

CARLOS COSME,

Defendant.

HAYES, Judge:

The matter before the Court is the motion to reopen and reenter judgment

pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) and 60(b)(6) (ECF No. 2360)

filed by Defendant/Petitioner.

On January 11, 2017, this Court entered an order denying the motion pursuant

to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 on the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel filed by the

Defendant/Petitioner. (ECF No. 2333). Defendant moves the Court to reopen his case

and to reenter judgment on the grounds that his counsel did not send his a copy of the

order denying relief and it recently came to his attention that the motion had been

denied. 

“Rule 60(b)(6) is a catch-all provision that allows a court to vacate a judgment

for ‘any other reason justifying relief from the operation of the judgment.’ That rule

has been used sparingly as an equitable remedy to prevent manifest injustice.” Lehman

v. U.S., 154 F.3d 1010, 1017 (9th Cir. 1998). Relief under Rule 60(b)(6) “is to be

utilized only where extraordinary circumstances prevented a party from taking timely

action to prevent or correct an erroneous judgment.” Harvest v. Castro, 531 F.3d 737,

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749 (9th Cir. 2008) (internal quotation marks omitted). The Court concludes that

Defendant/Petitioner has moved in a timely manner and set forth good cause to reopen

and reenter judgment.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion to reopen and reenter judgment

pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) and 60(b)(6) (ECF No. 2360)

filed by Defendant/Petitioner is granted.

IT IS FURTHER HEREBY ORDERED that motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

2255 (ECF No. 2301) is denied on the grounds stated in the January 11, 2017 order

(ECF No. 2333). As stated in the January 11, 2017 order, a certificate of appealability

is denied. The Clerk of the Court shall send a copy of this order and a copy of ECF

No. 2333 to the Defendant at the address stated in ECF No. 2360. 

DATED: November 6, 2017

WILLIAM Q. HAYES

United States District Judge

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