Jasper v. Blackburn

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• distinguishing erroneous judgments subject to attack through direct appeals from void judgments subject to attack through Rule 60(b)(4)
• distinguishing erroneous judgments subject to attack through direct appeals from void judgments subject to attack through Rule 60(b)(4)
• “[I]f a judgment is void, it is a nullity from the outset and any 60(b)(4) motion for relief is therefore filed within a reasonable time.”
• “Even if the parties’ consent decree does technically run afoul of federal patent law principles, the problem would be one of relief from an erroneous judgment, not a void one. The district court had requisite jurisdiction over the parties and over the subject matter.”

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