United States Sixth Circuit
US v. People First of Tennessee, 09-5474
In a case arising from the district court's original 1993 ruling that the state was violating the substantive due process rights of mentally retarded residents at a state operated home for mentally retarded individuals, district court's denial of the State of Tennessee's motion under Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 60(b)(5), requesting the court to vacate the injunctive relief and dismiss the case, is affirmed as the state has not put forward a single case or statute that could qualify as the significant change in law required to satisfy its initial burden under Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County Jail, 502 U.S. 367 (1992), and in light of this failure, the district court did not abuse its discretion when it refused to revisit the original judgment.
Appellate Information
- Argued 04/20/2010
- Decided 08/04/2010
- Published 08/04/2010
Judges
Court
- United States Sixth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Michael W. Kirk, Judith A. Gran