Opinion ID: 480237
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Issuance of the Writ

Text: 9 The district court denied Young's motion and, based on the January, 1986, eviction order, issued a writ of assistance to the government. The district court correctly granted the writ because the government possessed a valid sheriff's deed and was, therefore, entitled to possession of the property. This Court recently held that if a party fails to challenge the district court on appeal [t]hat judgment, right or wrong, becomes the law of the case and will govern the subsequent course of proceedings. Design Classics, 788 F.2d at 1386. In light of the earlier, unchallenged eviction proceeding, the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Young's motion to reconsider or in issuing the writ of assistance. Moreover, because Young failed to appeal the court's original decision, he may not now use his 60(b) motion to once again reach the merits of his earlier challenge. See id.