Rule 61 — Harmless Error

Fed. R. Civ. P. 61

• Source: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• Rule: 61
• TITLE VII: JUDGMENT
• Citation: Fed. R. Civ. P. 61

Text

Unless justice requires otherwise, no error in admitting or ex-
cluding evidence—or any other error by the court or a party—is
ground for granting a new trial, for setting aside a verdict, or for
vacating, modifying, or otherwise disturbing a judgment or order.
At every stage of the proceeding, the court must disregard all er-
rors and defects that do not affect any party’s substantial rights.

Advisory Committee Notes

(As amended Apr. 30, 2007, eff. Dec. 1, 2007.)