Also known as: rendition of judgements · renditions of judgment · entry of judgment · rendering judgment
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The judge's oral or written ruling containing the judgment entered.
Raphael Rivera sued Regal Apparel for unpaid wages and prevailed at trial. The judge announced the ruling from the bench awarding damages. Regal Apparel then filed its motion for a new trial more than twenty-eight days later. The court denied the motion as untimely because the deadline ran from the date of entry, not the earlier ruling.
Rosa Ruiz obtained a dissolution decree against Roland Rhodes. The court later considered the parties' financial resources and ordered Rhodes to pay a portion of Ruiz's attorney's fees. The order directed payment directly to counsel and covered services rendered both before and after the ruling. Counsel could enforce the order in his own name.
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Rachel Ramirez prevailed in a bench trial against Reliance Insurance. The judge issued an oral ruling entering judgment for the insurer. Ramirez filed a motion within twenty-eight days asking the court to amend its findings and add facts about policy exclusions. The court granted the motion and entered an amended judgment.
Riley Rivera obtained a judgment against Royal Crest Hotels in the court of appeals. The hotel petitioned the Supreme Court for review before the appellate court had issued its final ruling. The Court accepted the petition and addressed whether review could occur prior to the appellate ruling.
Rowan Russell sued Banco Nacional de Cuba in federal court seeking to enforce a prior decree. The district court addressed whether the prior ruling qualified for recognition under principles of comity. The court examined the date of the ruling to determine the start of any enforcement period.
Radiance Media obtained a judgment against a private party in state court. The losing party argued that the ruling constituted state action subject to constitutional scrutiny. The court analyzed whether the judge's ruling alone transformed the proceeding into governmental conduct.
Rendition occurs when the judge issues the oral or written ruling that contains the judgment. Entry is the separate ministerial act of recording that ruling on the docket. The distinction matters because many procedural deadlines, such as those for post-trial motions, run from the date of entry rather than rendition.
A motion for a new trial must be filed no later than twenty-eight days after the entry of judgment. The rule measures the period from entry, not from the judge's earlier ruling that constitutes rendition. An untimely motion deprives the court of authority to grant relief under the rule.
Yes. On a party's motion filed no later than twenty-eight days after entry of judgment, the court may amend its findings or make additional findings and amend the judgment accordingly. The motion may be combined with a motion for a new trial.
Yes. The court may order a party to pay reasonable attorney's fees after considering the financial resources of both parties, including sums for services rendered after the ruling. The court may direct payment to the attorney who may then enforce the order in the attorney's own name.
…on a non-resident defendant by publication, permitting him to come in and defend upon the merits within one year after the entry of judgment. Code, sects. 10,412, 10,473. In its general character it is like the statutes of Oregon and New York, already referred to. The Code of Iowa, sect. 2618, that of Nevada, sect. 1093, and…