United States v. Balliet
United States v. Balliet
Opinion of the Court
In this suit by the United States Department of the Interior (United States) for an injunction prohibiting Stephen Balliet from building a private access road to his property across federal land, Balliet appeals the District Court’s
We find no abuse of discretion in the District Court’s denial of Balliet’s Rule 60(b)(1) motion which he founded upon an allegation of judicial error. See Richards v. Aramark Servs., Inc., 108 F.3d 925, 927 (8th Cir. 1997) (standard of review); CRI, Inc. v. Watson, 608 F.2d 1137, 1143 (8th Cir. 1979) (“[R]elief may be granted under Rule 60(b)(1) for judicial error when inadvertence is shown.”). Nor do we find an abuse of discretion in the District Court’s denial of Balliet’s motion to amend. See Parnes v. Gateway 2000, Inc., 122 F.3d 539, 550-51 (8th Cir. 1997) (reviewing a post-dismissal motion to amend under an abuse-of-discretion standard).
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. We also deny the United States’ motion to strike the Joneses’ brief.
. The Honorable H. Franklin Waters, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.
. Congress first established the Buffalo National River in 1972. See 16 U.S.C. §§ 460m-8 to -14 (1994). It i sides of the BuEalo River streambed in northwest Arkansas.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- UNITED STATES of America, United States Department of the Interior v. Stephen C.M. BALLIET, Appellant Stephen C.M. BALLIET v. Eddie Ward JONES Mark Anthony Jones Tammy Jones, Wife of Mark Anthony Jones, Third Party
- Status
- Published