United States DC Circuit

In an action by black farmers against the United States Department of Agriculture, alleging racial discrimination in the administration of federally-funded credit programs, the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying plaintiff's motions for relief from stipulated deadlines under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(5).

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/14/2005
• Decided 07/15/2005
• Published 07/19/2005

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, HENDERSON and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alexander J. Pires, Jr. argued the cause for the appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Howard S. Scher, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, argued the cause for the appellee.  Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Kenneth L. Wainstein, United States Attorney, and Robert M. Loeb, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, were on brief.