White v. Susan E. Bindler
- Thomas Hixson
- 4:25-cv-08605
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
- 2
White v. Bindler: Judge Tigar denied White’s motion for relief from judgment because it repeated earlier arguments and did not meet the rule’s requirements.
Scotty Lee White’s request to undo the prior judgment was denied; the opinion does not state the effect of the order on the defendants beyond leaving the prior dismissal in place.
What happened
In Scotty Lee White v. Susan E. Bindler, et al., the court had dismissed White’s case after he did not file an amended complaint within the required time.
White asked the court to undo that judgment. He argued that the dismissal resulted from errors in the court’s procedure and misconduct by the clerk, but the opinion says he mainly repeated arguments he had already made.
Judge Tigar denied White’s motion, finding that he did not meet the requirements for relief from judgment or otherwise show good cause for reconsideration.
The detailed version
- White v. Susan E. Bindler · No. 4:25-cv-08605
- Thomas Hixson
- Mar. 2, 2026
Background
The court had previously dismissed Scotty White’s case after White did not file an amended complaint within the specified timeframe. The opinion does not provide the underlying claims or the court’s earlier reasons for requiring an amended complaint.
Motion and arguments
White filed a motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b), which allows a court to provide relief from a judgment in specified circumstances, such as mistake, newly discovered evidence, fraud, a void judgment, satisfaction of the judgment, or another reason that justifies relief. White argued that the dismissal was procedurally erroneous and that extraordinary circumstances existed because of alleged misconduct by the court clerk. The court said that White otherwise disagreed with its ruling and repeated arguments about procedural errors and clerk misconduct.
Ruling
The court held that White had not made the showing required by Rule 60(b) and had not otherwise shown good cause for reconsideration. It therefore denied the motion for relief from judgment. Judge Tigar signed the order as a United States District Judge.
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