Court Opinion

ID: 9486774
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 11:59:37.501963+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:51:55.555860
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BARTLETT, District Judge,
concurring.
The majority states that “[t]he district court expressed concern that Schultz might be using subsections (b)(5) and (6) to complete an end run around the one-year limitations period, but did not specifically reject his claims for this reason.” I disagree with the *1026last clause of this sentence. The district court specifically and correctly rejected Schultz’s motion for relief under Rule 60(b)(5 and (6) because it was not timely:
Finally, Schultz’s motion for relief under Rule 60(b)(5) and (6) is denied because it is not timely. Schultz’s allegations basically come down to an allegation of mutual mistake, newly discovered evidence, or fraud, which are separate grounds for relief under Rule 60(b)(1), (2), and (3). However, motions pursuant to Rule 60(b)(1), (2), and (3) are subject to the one-year limitations period, while motions pursuant to Rule 60(b)(5) and (6) have no specific limitations period, but must be filed ‘within a reasonable time.’ Schultz should not be allowed to complete an ‘end run’ around the limitations period of subsections (1), (2), and (3) merely by denominating his motion as one falling under subsections (5) and (6). See Lester v. Empire Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 87 F.R.D. 466, 466-67 (E.D.Mo.1980), aff'd, 653 F.2d 353, 354 (8th Cir.1981) (holding that it would be unreasonable, absent special circumstances, to allow a motion for third-party fraud to be brought under Rule 60(b)(6) after a motion for party fraud under Rule 60(b)(3) was time-barred).
Schultz v. FDIC, No. 85-5085, slip op. at 19, 1993 WL 661751 (D.S.D. Jan. 28, 1993) (footnote omitted).
Because the district court specifically and correctly rejected Schultz’s claims on the ground that they fell outside the one-year limitations period, I would affirm on that ground.