Kemp v. United States

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.

Kemp v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
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.
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Clarence Thomas · Stephen Breyer Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch Brett Kavanaugh · Amy Coney Barrett
Laws applied
Fed. R. Civ. P. 60

External links

• Text of Kemp v. United States, No. 21-5726, 596 U.S. ___ (2022) is available from: Justia