The Power to Set Aside a Judgment

The following discussion summarizes some cases in which a party that lost a case requested that a court reopen it, sometimes years after the fact. Pay special attention to Title. Also, note that Hazel-Atlas was an inherent power case, not explicitly a Rule 60(b) case.

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