Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Slip Rule – Scope and Limitation

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

The slip rule permits only narrow corrections, not substantive review. Permissible corrections include: (1) Clerical mistakes—typographical errors, wrong dates/names, mathematical errors; (2) Accidental slips/omissions—inadvertent failure to include intended terms; (3) Clarifications giving effect to the court's actual intention. Impermissible uses: changing the decision's substance, substituting…

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