Begum v. Begum’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “The district court has 'broad diseretion' in ruling on rule 60(b) motions 'because most are equitable in nature, saturated with facts, and call upon judges to apply fundamental principles of fairness that do not easily lend themselves to appellate review. " (citation omitted)). IIL The District Court's Denial of Husband's Rule 60(b) Motion [8] 114 Husband contends that the district court should have granted his rule 60(b) motion to set aside the temporary orders because Wife had made fraudulent statements to the court, As we did with the district court's decision to grant Wife's motion, "Iwle review a district court's denial of a rule 60(b) motion for relief from judgment for an abuse of discretion”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 2016 UT App 99 - Bhongir v. Mantha