Cortez v. Davis
In brief
The Court refused to hear the petition, so it did not decide whether the Fifth Circuit’s Rule 60(b)(6) test conflicts with Supreme Court precedent.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · May 4, 2020
- What it’s about
- Cortez v. Davis is a case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit where a petition for a writ of certiorari was filed.
- Who it affects
- For the parties in this docket, the denial ended Supreme Court review without deciding the Rule 60(b)(6) question.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The specific details and legal issues of the dispute are not provided in the available record.
The dispute came from the Fifth Circuit and concerned when a court may reopen a judgment under Rule 60(b)(6).
Question presented
Whether the Fifth Circuit’s “extraordinary circumstances” test for reopening a judgment under Rule 60(b)(6) is inconsistent with this Court’s decisions in Buck v. Davis, 137 S. Ct. 759 (2017), and Gonzalez v. Crosby, 545 U.S. 524 (2005).
What the Court decided
Holding
Petition DENIED.
What's next
The Supreme Court has finished its action on this petition. No Supreme Court ruling on the main legal question comes from this denied request.
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Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.