Stokes v. Atkin

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Stokes's Rule 60(b) motion seeking relief from a judgment dismissing his § 1983 action as duplicative of a parallel suit. It held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in finding no excusable neglect under Rule 60(b)(1) and no basis for relief under Rule 60(b)(6), because Stokes's failure to update his contact information caused the lack of notice and his Rule 60(b)(6) grounds were essentially the same as those asserted under other subsections.