Court Opinion

ID: 9545308
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 17:09:55.944226+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:14:32.100193
License: Public Domain

BOOCHEVER, Chief Justice,
concurring.
I would not rule on the issue of whether the failure of appellant or her counsel to disclose information with respect to the minor child’s whereabouts constituted fraud on the court. I believe that under certain circumstances, a failure to inform the court of facts known to the party or counsel may constitute fraud on the court. Because of our disposition of the issue under Civil Rule 60(b), it is unnecessary to pass on whether the facts of this case are such as would constitute fraud on the court. As stated by Professor Moore and quoted in the majority opinion, in this type of situation:
better judicial administration will result in most cases if this species of [alleged] fraud is not put within the rather nebulous category of fraud upon the court.