Motion for Relief from Judgment or Order

An aggrieved party may seek relief from a final judgment, order, or proceeding for any of the following reasons:

• Clerical mistakes, oversights, and omissions;
• Mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect;
• Fraud, misrepresentation, or other misconduct of an opposing party;
• The judgment is void;
• The judgment has been satisfied, released, or discharged,; it is based on an earlier judgment that has been reversed or vacated; or applying it prospectively is no longer equitable; or
• Any other reason justifying relief.

A Motion for Relief from a Final Judgment or Order must be filed within a “reasonable time.” However, if the reason for the Motion is due to mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect; fraud misrepresentation, or other misconduct of an opposing party; or fraud the Motion must be filed no more than 6 months after the entry of the judgment or order or date of the proceeding, whichever is later.