Rule 36 Clerical mistakes

If a court document has a small clerical error, like a typo or a mistake made by accident, the court can fix it. This applies to judgments, orders, or any other part of the case record.

The court can make this correction at any time, even long after the original document was filed. The judge decides whether the people involved in the case need to be told about the fix ahead of time. In most cases, this rule is used for minor mistakes, not for changing the actual outcome or decision in a case.