No. 23-971

Gary Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-06
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review civil-procedure courts-of-appeals final-judgment rule-41 rule-60(b) rule-60b voluntary-dismissal
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Latest Conference: 2024-09-30 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a Rule 41 voluntary dismissal without prejudice is a 'final judgment, order, or proceeding' under Rule 60(b)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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).

Docket Entries

2025-03-31
Judgment Issued.
2025-02-26
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-971_l6gn.pdf'>opinion</a> for a unanimous Court.
2025-01-14
Argued. For petitioner: Vincent Levy, New York, N. Y. For respondent: Matthew D. McGill, Washington, D. C.
2025-01-03
2025-01-03
2024-12-26
Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. (Distributed)
2024-12-26
Amicus brief of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America submitted.
2024-12-18
Brief of respondent Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2024-12-18
Brief of Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. submitted.
2024-12-03
CIRCULATED
2024-11-18
2024-11-07
Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
2024-11-06
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
2024-11-04
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
2024-10-31
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.
2024-10-17
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Gary Waetzig.
2024-10-04
Petition GRANTED.
2024-06-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-24
2024-06-24
2024-06-10
Brief of respondent Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. in opposition filed.
2024-05-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 10, 2024.
2024-04-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 10, 2024 to June 10, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-04-10
Response Requested. (Due May 10, 2024)
2024-04-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2024.
2024-04-05
Waiver of right of respondent Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. to respond filed.
2024-03-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 5, 2024)

Attorneys

Gary Waetzig
Vincent Gregory LevyHolwell Shuster & Goldberg, LLP, Petitioner
Vincent Gregory LevyHolwell Shuster & Goldberg, LLP, Petitioner
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Matthew Dempsey McGillGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Respondent
Matthew Dempsey McGillGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Respondent
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
Michael Hugh McGinleyDechert LLP, Amicus
Michael Hugh McGinleyDechert LLP, Amicus