Sarah A. Holmes v. Social Security Administration and Norman Jasper Clark

Summary

The United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois recommends denying Sarah A. Holmes’s pro se motion to reopen a case previously dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The court concludes that the motion fails to comply with local motion requirements, provides insufficient factual or legal grounds, and does not establish a basis for relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60. The recommendation was entered on January 23, 2026.

Holdings

1. The motion should be denied because it neither identified the legal authorities supporting the requested relief nor specified the local or federal rule under which it was filed, and it provided insufficient facts to permit meaningful analysis.
2. The motion should be denied because Holmes did not identify or establish any applicable Rule 60(b) ground, including mistake, newly discovered evidence, fraud, or another recognized basis for relief.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Holmes's motion to reopen should be denied for failing to identify supporting legal authority and the procedural rule authorizing the motion.
2. Whether Holmes established any basis under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) for relief from the 2022 judgment.
3. Whether the court's prior lack of subject matter jurisdiction had ceased to exist.

Disposition

other