---
title: "Federal Civil Rules on Amendment and Postjudgment Relief"
citation: "Fed. R. Civ. P. 15, 59, 60"
authority_id: "AUTH-FRCP-15-59-60"
authority_type: "rule"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding_national_procedural_rules"
official_url: "https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-FRCP-15-59-60/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
links_available: 1
links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Federal Civil Rules on Amendment and Postjudgment Relief

## Holding or rule used

Amendment, relation back, strict Rule 59 timing, Rule 60 grounds and timing, and nonextension.

## Material limitation

Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked § 2255 module. State-habeas holdings are not silently converted into direct § 2255 holdings; record, circuit, local, deadline, custody, waiver, and classification issues remain separate where identified.

## Official source and pinpoints

Fed. R. Civ. P. 15, 59, 60, Rules 15, 59, and 60; Rule 6(b)(2): <https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf>


## Used in

- [Initial Section 2255 Motion, Filing, and Limitations](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/60-post-conviction/2255-initial-motion-and-limitations.md)
- [Section 2255 Screening, Hearing, Appeal, and Postjudgment Motions](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/60-post-conviction/2255-procedure-hearing-appeal-and-postjudgment.md)