Rule 60(b)(6)
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 340 U.S. 193 - Ackermann v. United States · 1950Most cited · 2,548 citing opinions
There must be an end to litigation someday, and free, calculated, deliberate choices are not to be relieved from.
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