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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

William Kenneth Qualls, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

Charles L. Ryan, et al., 

Respondents.

No. CV 13-01288-PHX-JAT

ORDER 

 On May 8, 2015, this Court denied the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in this 

case. Petitioner appealed. The Court of Appeals denied a certificate of appealability on 

September 25, 2015. 

 On August 17, 2016, Petitioner filed a motion to exceed page limit and lodged a 

motion for relief from judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6). In his 

lodged 77 page motion, Petitioner argues 10 errors in this Court’s original decision. Doc. 

149 at 8-9. 

 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6) permits this Court to set aside a final 

judgment for “any other reason that justifies relief.” However, “Rule 60(b)(6) should be 

‘used sparingly as an equitable remedy to prevent manifest injustice’” and should be used 

only in “‘extraordinary circumstances to prevent or correct an erroneous judgment.’” In 

re Int'l Fibercom, Inc., 503 F.3d 933, 941 (9th Cir. 2007) (citing United States v. 

Washington, 394 F.3d 1152, 1157 (9th Cir. 2005)). 

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 In this case, Petitioner is effectively rearguing the merits of his case, although he 

has recast those arguments as errors in this Court’s opinion. None of Petitioner’s claims 

of error justify relief under Rule 60(b)(6). 

 Accordingly, 

IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner’s motion to exceed pages (Doc. 148) is granted 

to the extent that the Clerk of the Court shall deem filed the Motion currently lodged at 

Doc. 149. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion for Relief from Judgment (Doc. 

149) is denied. 

 Dated this 31st day of October, 2016. 

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