Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc v. Burton

As part of bankruptcy litigation, Vista-Pro Automotive began adversarial proceedings to collect $50,000 of unpaid invoices from Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited. They attempted to serve process through the mail but didn't comply with Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure. After several years of Vista-Pro's bankruptcy trustee attempting to enforce the judgement, a marshal seized the money from a Coney Island bank account. Coney Island filed to void the judgement as Vista-Pro failed to make proper service. The Bankruptcy Court denied the motion since Coney Island did not file it within reasonable time.

The majority opinion of the Supreme Court was that the time limit imposed by Rule 60 of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure did apply to a motion for relief from an allegedly void judgment.

Link to full text: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-808_lkgn.pdf

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