RULE 8.140.   EXTRAORDINARY RELIEF

(a)    Basis. On motion and upon such terms as are just, the court may relieve a party or the party’s legal representative from an order, judgment, or proceeding for the following reasons:

(1)    Mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect.

(2)    Newly discovered evidence which by due diligence could not have been discovered in time to move for rehearing.

(3)    Fraud (intrinsic or extrinsic), misrepresentation, or other misconduct of any other party.

(4)    That the order or judgment is void.

(b)    Time. The motion shall be made within a reasonable time and, for reasons (1), (2), and (3), not more than 1 year after the judgment, order, or proceeding was taken.


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