Civil Practice – Rule 60(b) motion – Judicial impartiality

Civil Practice – Rule 60(b) motion – Judicial impartiality

Where (1) two plaintiffs sued the Republic of Lebanon in 2004, (2) the complaint was dismissed based on Lebanon’s immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and (3) years later, one of the plaintiffs moved under Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure to reinstate the case based on what it characterized as newly discovered evidence of fraud, including unsworn letters purportedly originating in Lebanese government offices, a ju…