United States Fifth Circuit

In a bankruptcy proceeding, defendant's motion to voluntarily dismiss with prejudice his own adversarial action does not constitute "mistake" or "excusable neglect" under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(1).

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/18/2005
• Published 05/18/2005

Judges

• EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:, Before GARWOOD, GARZA and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Claude C. Lightfoot, Jr., Metairie, LA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard Charles Trahant, Metairie, LA, for Appellee.