IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

GWENDOLYN M. FERRIS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Civil Action No. 19-167 ) v. ) Judge Cathy Bissoon ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Defendant. )

ORDER

Defendant’s Motion (Doc. 30) for reconsideration, which the Court will construe as a Motion for relief from judgment under Civil Rule 60(b)(6), is GRANTED. Extraordinary circumstances exist,1 namely, the Court mistakenly believed that Plaintiff’s Motion for Approval of Wrongful Death & Survival Settlements (Doc. 24) was jointly-made, or at least was unopposed. Defendant promptly advised the contrary (see Doc. 27), and – its perplexing submission of a contemporaneous Rule 41 Stipulation (Doc. 28) notwithstanding – the interests of justice strongly favor reopening the case. Consistent with the above, the case is REOPENED; the Court Orders approving settlement (Doc. 25) and approving the Stipulation of Dismissal (see Doc. 29) are VACATED; and a Telephonic Status Conference will be held on November 5, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. to discuss where the case will go from here.

1 See Money Ctrs. of Amer. v. Regen,

, *2 (D. Del. Oct. 17, 2005) (addressing standards applied in this Circuit for setting aside judgment of dismissal). Counsel are directed to call USA Toll-Free Number (877) 336-1831. In the event of a prolonged busy signal, counsel are directed to call 404-443-6397. The Access Code is 6058460 for both telephone numbers. A security code will be emailed to counsel no later than 24 hours in advance of the Conference. IT IS SO ORDERED.

October 22, 2020 s/Cathy Bissoon Cathy Bissoon United States District Judge

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