Opinion ID: 1135631
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Heading: Whether Stoecklein acted promptly.

Text: Stoecklein filed his motion for relief from judgment on February 27, 1992, thirty-five days after judgment was entered. NRCP 60(b) provides that a motion made under the rule shall be made within a reasonable time, and if based upon mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect, the motion must be made not more than six months after judgment is entered. NRCP 60(b). This court has concluded that such a motion must be made within a reasonable time and that the six-month period represents the extreme limit of reasonableness. Union Petrochemical, 96 Nev. at 339, 609 P.2d at 324 (1980). There is no dispute that Stoecklein's motion for relief was timely and made within a reasonable time. Therefore, a prompt application to remove the judgment was made, satisfying the first requirement of the rule.