Aushea Williams v. Sheriff Homer Deloach, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida denied Plaintiff Aushea Williams’s motion for relief from judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(3). The court also denied as moot Williams’s renewed motion for class certification and appointment of counsel, explaining that he had not shown fraud or misconduct preventing him from presenting his case and could not represent other inmates.

Holdings

1. Relief from judgment was properly denied because Plaintiff failed to provide clear and convincing evidence that a jail employee engaged in fraud, misrepresentation, or other misconduct, or that any such conduct prevented him from fully presenting his case.
2. The renewed motion for class certification and appointment of counsel was denied as moot because Plaintiff could not represent the rights of other inmates in this action and could instead file a new case to pursue claims on his own behalf.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Plaintiff was entitled to relief from the final judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(3) based on alleged fraud, misrepresentation, or misconduct by a jail employee.
2. Whether Plaintiff's renewed motion for class certification and appointment of counsel should be granted.

Disposition

other