Opinion ID: 169989
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Heading: standard of review

Text: Pursuant to Rule 60(b), the court may relieve a party . . . from a final judgment for five specified reasons. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(1)-(5). Rule 60(b)(6), the subsection relied upon by Davis, is a catchall provision, allowing relief from judgment for any other reason justifying relief. . . . Relief under Rule 60(b) is extraordinary and may only be granted in exceptional circumstances. Amoco Oil Co. v. United States Env't. Prot. Agency, 231 F.3d 694, 697 (10th Cir.2000) (quotations omitted). We review a district court's denial of a Rule 60(b) motion for an abuse of discretion. Cummings v. Gen. Motors Corp., 365 F.3d 944, 954 (10th Cir. 2004). Parties seeking relief under Rule 60(b) have a higher hurdle to overcome because such a motion is not a substitute for an appeal. Id. at 955. Rule 60(b)(6) relief is . . . difficult to attain and is appropriate only when it offends justice to deny such relief. The denial of a 60(b)(6) motion will be reversed only if we find a complete absence of a reasonable basis and are certain that the decision is wrong. Zurich N. Am. v. Matrix Serv., Inc., 426 F.3d 1281, 1293 (10th Cir.2005) (citation and quotations omitted). We also review the denial of a motion for reconsideration for abuse of discretion. See Hancock v. Okla. City, 857 F.2d 1394, 1395 (10th Cir.1988).