Filed December 17, 2012
Because the state court dismissed Prible’s claims on procedural grounds, federal review is barred. See Coleman, 501 U.S. at 726; Rocha, 626 F.3d at 837. 2.
Filed September 7, 2011
Rule 60(b) authority to reopen proceedings and reconsider a denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus is equitable and subject to the Court’s discretion. See Balentine v. Thaler, 626 F.3d 842, 846 (5th Cir. 2010) (“Rule 60(b)(6) is a grand reservoir of equitable power to do justice in a particular case when relief is not warranted by the preceding clauses…”) (emphasis added). To demonstrate “any other reason justifying relief” under Rule 60(b)(6), a petitioner must show “extraordinary circumstances.”