Federal Civil Procedure
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RE: RELIEF FROM “FINAL JUDGMENT”
June 5, 2025 The procedural rules that govern civil proceedings in federal trial courts are oriented toward a final but just resolution of every case brought before them. See Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 1. For that reason, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) offers a limited number of narrow grounds for relief from a… Continue reading
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Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services
(decided February 26, 2025) The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allow a plaintiff whose federal court lawsuit has not yet been answered, to voluntarily dismiss his or her lawsuit without court approval, by simply filing a “notice of dismissal.” In this case, the Court unanimously ruled that a first-time “notice of dismissal” operates as a… Continue reading
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