Oral Argument: Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services | Case No. 23-971 | Date Argued: 1/14/25
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Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services | Case No. 23-971 | Date Argued: 1/14/25 | Date Decided: 2/26/25
Link to Docket: Here.
Background:
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) empowers district courts, on just terms and under circumstances specified in that Rule, to "relieve a party or its legal representative from a final judgment, order, or proceeding."
Question Presented: Whether a Rule 41 voluntary dismissal without prejudice is a "final judgment, order, or proceeding" under Rule 60(b).
Holding: A case voluntarily dismissed without prejudice under Rule 41(a) counts as a “final proceeding” under Rule 60(b).
Result: Reversed and remanded.
Voting Breakdown: Justice Alito delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. No justice filed a concurring or dissenting opinion.
Link to Opinion: Here.
Oral Advocates:
- For petitioner: Vincent Levy, New York, N. Y.
- For respondent: Matthew D. McGill, Washington, D. C.
Website Link to Opinion Summary: Here.
Apple Podcast Link to Opinion Summary: Here.