Kemp v. United States
| Kemp v. United States | |
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| Decided June 13, 2022 | |
| Full case name | Kemp v. United States |
| Docket no. | 21-5726 |
| Citations | 596 U.S. ___ (more) |
| Holding | |
| The term "mistake" in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) includes a judge’s errors of law; because Dexter Kemp’s motion alleged such an error, it was cognizable under Rule 60(b)(1) and untimely under Rule 60(c)’s one-year limitations period. | |
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| Laws applied | |
| Fed. R. Civ. P. 60 | |
Kemp v. United States, 596 U.S. ___ (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the term "mistake" in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) includes a judge's errors of law; because Dexter Kemp's motion alleged such an error, it was cognizable under Rule 60(b)(1) and untimely under Rule 60(c)’s one-year limitations period.