Hall v. Louisiana

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The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of plaintiffs' Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6) motion to vacate claims rendered moot by intervening legislation enacted after the court issued its judgment but before the time to appeal had expired. In this case, the appeal was mooted by actions of the Louisiana legislature, which was not a party to this suit; no "fault" in mooting the appeal was attributable to any of the defendants, even though some of them were officials of the State of Louisiana; and Plaintiff Hall was not subject to a money judgment or any injunctive relief as a result of the district court’s judgment. The court held that, under these circumstances, the district court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that Hall was not entitled to vacatur under Rule 60(b)(6). View "Hall v. Louisiana" on Justia Law