Nonprecedential Disposition

* Theappelleewasnotservedwithprocessinthedistrictcourtandisnot
participatinginthisappeal. Afterexaminingthebriefsandtherecord,wehaveconcluded
thatoralargumentisunnecessary.Thus,theappealissubmittedonthebriefsandthe
record.SeeF ED. R. APP. P.34(a)(2).
** Richardshasalreadychallengedthisbankruptcypetitionseveraltimes.See
Richardsv.Stevens,310F.App’x898(7thCir.2009);Richardsv.HSBCTech.&Servs.USA,
Inc.,303F.App’x356(7thCir.2008);Richardsv.Stevens,299F.App’x579(7thCir.2008).
United States Court of Appeals
FortheSeventhCircuit
Chicago,Illinois60604
SubmittedJune24,2009 *
DecidedJune24,2009
BytheCourt:
No.084193
TERENCEBRUCERICHARDS,
PlaintiffAppellant,
v.
JAMESE.STEVENS,
DefendantAppellee.
AppealfromtheUnitedStatesDistrict
CourtfortheNorthernDistrictofIllinois,
EasternDivision.
No.07C1907
MatthewF.Kennelly,
Judge.
ORDER
Inthelatestchallengetohisbankruptcycase, ** TerenceRichardssuedthetrustee,
JamesStevens,forhisroleinhavingRichards’sbankruptcydismissed.Thedistrictcourt
dismissedthecomplaintbecauseRichardsdidnotseekpermissionfromthebankruptcy
courtbeforesuingthetrustee.SeeInreLinton,136F.3d544,545(7thCir.1998).Richards
filedanappealfromthatdecision,butwedismisseditforfailuretopaythedocketingfee.
FourteenmonthslaterRichardsaskedthedistrictcourttovacateitsdismissalunderFederal
NONPRECEDENTIALDISPOSITION
Tobecitedonlyinaccordancewith
Fed.R.App.P.32.1

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RuleofCivilProcedure60(b)(4)onthegroundthatthedecisionwasvoid.Thedistrictcourt
deniedthatrequest,andRichardsnowappeals.
Rule60(b)(4)isintendedforcaseswherethedistrictcourtissuingtheunderlying
judgmentlackedjurisdictionoractedinamannerinconsistentwithdueprocess.Marquesv.
Fed.ReserveBankofChi.,286F.3d1014,1018(7thCir.2002);RobinsonEng’gCo.PensionPlan
&Trustv.George,223F.3d445,448(7thCir.2000).Onappeal,Richardsraisesnochallenge
basedonjurisdictionordueprocess,andinsteadattackstheunderlyingdismissalofhis
complaint.ButRule60(b)isnotapermissiblesubstituteforappealingthejudgment,see,
e.g.,Bellv.EastmanKodakCo.,214F.3d798,80001(7thCir.2000),andthetimetopursuean
appealhaslongpassed.Accordingly,thejudgmentis
AFFIRMED.

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