No. 25-729
James King v. United States, et al.
Tags: circuit-split federal-tort-claims-act judgment-bar procedural-law retroactive-application rule-60b6
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a litigant can claim relief from judgment under Rule 60(b)(6) when a change in settled procedural law retroactively vitiates the litigant's reasonable reliance on the law.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a litigant can claim relief from judgment under Rule 60(b)(6) when a change in settled procedural law retroactively vitiates the litigant's reasonable reliance on the law
Docket Entries
2026-02-05
Response Requested. (Due March 9, 2026)
2026-01-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-20
Waiver of Federal Respondents of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-20
Waiver of right of respondent Federal Respondents to respond filed.
2025-12-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 20, 2026)
Attorneys
James King
Patrick Michael Jaicomo — Institute for Justice, Petitioner
Anna Aleksandrovna Bidwell — Institute for Justice, Petitioner
Keith William Neely — lnstitute for Justice, Petitioner
United States, et al.
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent