Kemp v. United States
Decided June 13, 2022. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 21-5726 · 596 U.S. 528 (2022) · Cited 426 times
Holding
The term “mistake” in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) includes a judge’s errors of law; because Kemp’s motion alleged such an error, it was cognizable under Rule 60(b)(1) and untimely under Rule 60(c)’s 1-year limitations period.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 8
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a concurring opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Amy Coney Barrett
- Stephen G. Breyer
Dissenting · 1
- Neil M. Gorsuch · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Gonzalez v. Crosby · 545 U.S. 524 (2005)
- Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp. · 486 U.S. 847 (1988)
- Neder v. United States · 527 U.S. 1 (1999)
- Buck v. Davis · 580 U.S. 100 (2017)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- Clay v. United States · 537 U.S. 522 (2003)
- Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter · 558 U.S. 100 (2009)
- Radlax Gateway Hotel, LLC v. Amalgamated Bank · 566 U.S. 639 (2012)
- Mississippi Ex Rel. Hood v. AU Optronics Corp. · 571 U.S. 161 (2014)
- Snell v. Insurance Co. · 98 U.S. 85 (1878)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman · 605 U.S. 204 (2025)
- Parrish v. United States · 605 U.S. 376 (2025)
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