Rule 60 – Relief from a Judgment or Order

(a) CORRECTIONS BASED ON CLERICAL MISTAKES; OVERSIGHTS AND OMISSIONS. The court may correct a clerical mistake or a mistake arising from oversight or omission whenever one is found in a judgment, order, or other part of the record. The court may do so on motion or on its own, with or without notice. But after an appeal has been docketed in the appellate court and while it is pending, such a mistake may be corrected only with the appellate court’s leave.

  1. Timing. A motion under Rule 60(b) must be made within a reasonable time — and for reasons (1), (2), and (3) no more than a year after the entry of the judgment or order or the date of the proceeding.
  2. Effect on Finality. The motion does not affect the judgment’s finality or suspend its operation.
Amended Effective
Apr. 30, 2007 Dec. 1, 2007
Mar. 2, 1987 Aug. 1, 1987
Dec. 29, 1948 Oct. 20, 1949
Dec. 27, 1946 Mar. 19, 1948