{"id":4394,"date":"2017-08-10T03:04:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T03:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=4394"},"modified":"2017-08-13T21:44:20","modified_gmt":"2017-08-13T21:44:20","slug":"rule-58-entering-judgment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=4394","title":{"rendered":"Rule 58 \u2013 Entering Judgment"},"content":{"rendered":"

(a)\u00a0Separate Document<\/strong>.\u00a0Every judgment and amended judgment must be set out in a separate document, but a separate document is not required for an order disposing of a motion:<\/span><\/p>\n

(1) for judgment under\u00a0Rule 50(b)<\/a>;<\/span><\/p>\n

(2) to amend or make additional findings under\u00a0Rule 52(b)<\/a>;<\/span><\/p>\n

(3) for attorney\u2019s fees under\u00a0Rule 54<\/a>;<\/span><\/p>\n

(4) for a new trial, or to alter or amend the judgment, under\u00a0Rule 59<\/a>; or<\/span><\/p>\n

(5) for relief under\u00a0Rule 60<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

(b)\u00a0Entering Judgment<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

(1)\u00a0Without the Court\u2019s Direction.<\/em>\u00a0Subject to\u00a0Rule 54(b)<\/a>\u00a0and unless the court orders otherwise, the clerk must, without awaiting the court\u2019s direction, promptly prepare, sign, and enter the judgment when:<\/span><\/p>\n

(A) the jury returns a general verdict;<\/span><\/p>\n

(B) the court awards only costs or a sum certain; or<\/span><\/p>\n

(C) the court denies all relief.<\/span><\/p>\n

(2)\u00a0Court\u2019s Approval Required.<\/em>\u00a0Subject to\u00a0Rule 54(b)<\/a>, the court must promptly approve the form of the judgment, which the clerk must promptly enter, when:<\/span><\/p>\n

(A) the jury returns a special verdict or a general verdict with answers to written questions; or<\/span><\/p>\n

(B) the court grants other relief not described in this subdivision (b).<\/span><\/p>\n

(c)\u00a0Time of Entry<\/strong>.\u00a0For purposes of these rules, judgment is entered at the following times:<\/span><\/p>\n

(1) if a separate document is not required, when the judgment is entered in the civil docket under\u00a0Rule 79(a)<\/a>; or<\/span><\/p>\n

(2) if a separate document is required, when the judgment is entered in the civil docket under\u00a0Rule 79(a)<\/a>\u00a0and the earlier of these events occurs:<\/span><\/p>\n

(A) it is set out in a separate document; or<\/span><\/p>\n

(B) 150 days have run from the entry in the civil docket.<\/span><\/p>\n

(d)\u00a0Request for Entry<\/strong>.\u00a0A party may request that judgment be set out in a separate document as required by\u00a0Rule 58(a).<\/span><\/p>\n

(e)\u00a0Cost or Fee Awards<\/strong>.\u00a0Ordinarily, the entry of judgment may not be delayed, nor the time for appeal extended, in order to tax costs or award fees. But if a timely motion for attorney\u2019s fees is made under\u00a0Rule 54(d)(2)<\/a>, the court may act before a notice of appeal has been filed and become effective to order that the motion have the same effect under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4\u00a0(a)(4) as a timely motion under\u00a0Rule 59<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(a)\u00a0Separate Document.\u00a0Every judgment and amended judgment must be set out in a separate document, but a separate document is not required for an order disposing of a motion: (1) for judgment under\u00a0Rule 50(b); (2) to amend or make additional findings under\u00a0Rule 52(b); (3) for attorney\u2019s fees under\u00a0Rule 54; (4) for a new trial, or to … Continue reading Rule 58 \u2013 Entering Judgment<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5022,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4394","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4394"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5031,"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4394\/revisions\/5031"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}