RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE For the Trial Division of the Yap ...

court at any time of its own initiative or on the motion of any party and after such notice,
if any, as the court orders. During the pendency of an appeal, such mistakes may be so
corrected before the appeal is docketed in the Appellate Division, and thereafter while the
appeal is pending may be so corrected with the permission of the Appellate Division.
(b) Mistakes; Inadvertence; Excusable Neglect; Newly Discovered Evidence; Fraud,
Etc. On motion and upon such terms as are just, the court may relieve a party or his legal
representative from a final judgment, order or proceeding for the following reasons: (1)
mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect; (2) newly discovered evidence
which by due diligence could not have been discovered in time to move for a new trial
under Rule 59(b); (3) fraud (whether heretofore denominated intrinsic or extrinsic),
misrepresentation, or other misconduct of an adverse party; (4) the judgment is void; (5)
the judgment has been satisfied, released, or discharged, or a prior judgment upon which
it is based has been reversed or otherwise vacated, or it is no longer equitable that the
judgment should have prospective application; or (6) any other reason justifying relief
from the operation of the judgment. The motion shall be made within a reasonable time,
and for reasons (1), (2), and (3) not more than one year after the judgment, order or
proceeding was entered or taken. A motion under this subdivision (b) does not affect the
finality of a judgment or suspend its operation. This rule does not limit the power of a
court to entertain an independent action to relieve a party from a judgment, order, or
proceeding, or to set aside.a judgment for fraud upon the court. The procedure for
obtaining any relief from a judgment shall be by motion as prescribed in these rules or by
an independent action.
Rule 61. Harmless Error. No error in either the admission or the exclusion of evidence
and no error or defect in any ruling or order or in anything done or omitted by the court
or by any of the parties is ground for granting a new trial or for, vacating, modifying, or
otherwise disturbing a judgment or order, unless refusal to take such action appears to the
court inconsistent with substantial justice. The court at every stage of the proceeding
must disregard any error or defect in the proceeding which does not affect the substantial
rights of the parties.
Rule 62. Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment.
(a) Automatic Stay; Exception - Injunctions and Receiverships.
Except as stated in this rule, no execution shall issue upon a judgment nor shall
proceedings be taken for its enforcement until the expiration of 10 days after its entry.
Unless otherwise ordered by the court, an interlocutory or final judgment in an action for
an injunction or in a receivership action, shall not be stayed during the period after its
entry and until an appeal is taken or during the pendency of an appeal. The provisions of
subdivision (c) of this rule govern the suspending, modifying, restoring, or granting of an
injunction during the pendency of an appeal.
(b) Stay on Motion for New Trial or For Judgment. In its discretion.and on such
conditions for the security of the adverse party as are proper, the court may stay the
execution of or any proceedings, to enforce a judgment pending the disposition of a
motion for a new trial or to alter or amend a judgment made pursuant to Rule 59, or of a