Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services (23-971) 01/14/25

Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy ServicesDocket Number: 23-971Date Argued: 01/14/25 23-971 DECISION BELOW: 82 F.4th 918 LOWER COURT CASE NUMBER: 22-1252 QUESTION PRESENTED: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) empowers district courts, on just terms and under circumstances specified in that Rule, to "relieve a party or its legal representative from a final judgment, order, or proceeding." The question presented, which has divided the courts of appeals, is whether a Rule 41 voluntary dismissal without prejudice is a "final judgment, order, or proceeding" under Rule 60 (b).