Opinion Summary: Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Date Decided: 2/26/25 | Case No. 23-971

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 .