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Opinion Summary: Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Date Decided: 2/26/25 | Case No. 23-971
Season 2024
Episode 128
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Case Info: Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Date Decided: 2/26/25 | Case No. 23-971
Link to Docket: Here.
Question Presented: Whether a Rule 41 voluntary dismissal without prejudice is a "final judgment, order, or proceeding" under Rule 60(b).
Holding: A case voluntarily dismissed without prejudice under Rule 41(a) counts as a “final proceeding” under Rule 60(b).
Result: Reversed and remanded.
Voting Breakdown: 9-0. Justice Alito delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. No justice filed a concurring or dissenting opinion.
Link to Opinion: Here.
Oral Advocates:
- For petitioner: Vincent Levy, New York, N. Y.
- For respondent: Matthew D. McGill, Washington, D. C.
Website Link to Oral Argument: Here.
Podcast Link to Oral Argument: Here.