Full question:
Wanted to know where I can find a example of a nunc pro tunc letter -- A phrase applied to acts allowed to be done after the time when they should be done.
- Category: Courts
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- State: Texas
Answer:
Nunc pro tunc is a Latin term meaning "now for then". It refers to a thing;done at one time which ought to have been performed at another. Permission must be sought from the court to do things nunc pro tunc, and this is granted to answer the purposes of justice, but never to do injustice. A judgment nunc pro tunc can be entered only when the delay has arisen from the act of the court.
Latin for "now for then," this refers to changing back to an earlier date of an order, judgment or filing of a document. Such a retroactive re-dating requires a court order which can be obtained by a showing that the earlier date would have been legal, and there was error, accidental omission or neglect which has caused a problem or inconvenience which can be cured. Often the judge will grant the nunc pro tunc order ex parte (with only the applicant appearing and without notice). Examples: a court clerk fails to file an answer when he/she received it, and a nunc pro tunc date of filing is needed.
See KS-BM-229 for a sample Order Nunc Pro Tunc from Bankruptcy Court
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