Arizona Appeals Court Clarifies Difference Between 'Clerical' and 'Judgmental' Mistakes
"Like all humans, judges make mistakes (yes, even appellate judges)," said Judge Michael S. Catlett, in his written opinion for the court. "Arizona Rule of Civil Procedure 60 accounts for that fallibility. Rule 60(a), for example, allows a superior court to amend a final judgment to fix 'a clerical mistake or a mistake arising from oversight or omission.' And Rule 60(b) allows a superior court to relieve a party from a final judgment due to, among other things, a 'mistake.'"
Lights, Camera, Lawsuit: Detainees Alleged 'More Severe' Conditions During Filming of Fox's 'Empire' at Juvenile Detention Center
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit determined a juvenile detention center's superintendent was entitled to state sovereign immunity from a class action by youth detainees who alleged that they were subjected to unduly harsh conditions after he allowed a popular show to film at the facility.