---
title: "Kemp v. United States"
citation: "596 U.S. 528 (2022)"
authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-KEMP-596-US-528"
authority_type: "case"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding"
official_url: "https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21-5726_5iel.pdf"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-KEMP-596-US-528/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
links_available: 1
links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Kemp v. United States

## Holding or rule used

Rule 60(b)(1) mistake includes a judge's legal errors and is subject to the one-year limit.

## 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

596 U.S. 528 (2022), 596 U.S. 533–39: <https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21-5726_5iel.pdf>


## Used in

- [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)