Carver v. Heikkila

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “The correct construction of a prior judgment or order is normally an appropriate subject for a declaratory judgment action.”
• “While a declaratory judgment obviously cannot alter the terms of a final judgment, it may clarify the terms of the order if they are ambiguous.” (Internal quotation marks omitted.)
• plaintiff who wins declaratory relief may pursue further coercive relief in action for same claim underlying declaratory judgment, even if plaintiff could have requested such relief initially
• plaintiff who wins declaratory relief may pursue further coercive relief in action for same claim underlying declaratory judgment, even if plaintiff could have requested such relief initially

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).