Dexter Earl Kemp, Petitioner v. United States

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Case Number:

21-5726

Court:

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit:

Prisoner Petition

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  1. June 13, 2022

    Justices Say Legal Error Is 'Mistake' Under Federal Rules

    The U.S. Supreme Court held Monday that a judge's legal error falls under a category of "mistakes" that a litigant must bring up within a year of final judgment under the federal rules if he or she wants to reopen the case, a loss for a man challenging his convictions for drug and gun crimes. 

  2. April 19, 2022

    Justices Ask If Legal Error Is 'Mistake' Under Federal Rules

    The Supreme Court debated Tuesday whether a judge's legal error amounts to a "mistake" under the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure that allows losing litigants to reopen their cases after a final judgment, with justices balancing the ordinary meaning of the word with the context and structure of the rule.