BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-1259 | 2nd Cir. | Mar 3, 2025 | Jun 5, 2025 | 9-0 | Thomas | OT 2024 |
Holding: Relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6) requires extraordinary circumstances, and this standard does not become less demanding when the movant seeks to reopen a case to amend a complaint; a party must first satisfy Rule 60(b) before Rule 15(a)’s liberal amendment standard can apply.
Judgment: Reversed, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Thomas on June 5, 2025. Justice Jackson filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 05/29/2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 3, 2024) |
| 07/17/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024. |
| 07/29/2024 | Response Requested. (Due August 28, 2024) |
| 08/28/2024 | Brief of respondents Michal Honickman, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 09/11/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024. |
| 09/11/2024 | Reply of petitioner BLOM Bank SAL filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/04/2024 | Petition GRANTED. |
| 10/15/2024 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
| 10/18/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 9, 2024. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including January 8, 2025. |
| 11/22/2024 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 3, 2025. |
| 11/27/2024 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. |
| 12/03/2024 | Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and available with the Clerk. |
| 12/09/2024 | Brief of petitioner BLOM Bank SAL filed. |
| 12/09/2024 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| 01/08/2025 | Brief of respondents Michal Honickman, et al. filed. |
| 01/13/2025 | CIRCULATED |
| 01/15/2025 | Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and available with the Clerk (one DVD). |
| 02/07/2025 | Reply of petitioner BLOM Bank SAL filed. (Distributed) |
| 03/03/2025 | Argued. For petitioner: Michael H. McGinley, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Michael J. Radine, Hackensack, N. J. |
| 06/05/2025 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined, and in which Jackson, J., joined as to all but Part III. Jackson, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. |