Topic: committed to the sound discretion of the district judge. · Go Syfert
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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 21 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Mincey v. Turpin.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Mincey v. Turpin Anchor
ca11 · 2000
green “committed to the sound discretion of the district judge.” 10
2 Solaroll Shade and Shutter Corp., Inc. v. Bio-Energy Systems, Inc., Broward Solar Center, Inc.
ca11 · 1986
green “a final judgment . . . is any judgment that is an appealable order.” 4
3 Galbert Ex Rel. Estate of Massal v. West Caribbean Airways
· 2013
green “catch-all ground for relief under rule 60(b).” 4
4 Wayne E. Ritter v. Fred Smith, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections and J.D. White, Warden, Holman Unit
ca11 · 1987
green “additionally, more than a mere change in the law is necessary to provide grounds for rule 60(b)(6) relief; the petitioner must persuade the court that the circumstances are sufficiently extraordinary to warrant relief.” 3

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