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Facts: After a civil action ends with a final judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the dispositive portion contains a clerical error: the date of judgment is written as January 1, 2020, whereas the correct date per the court’s entry is January 1, 2021. The error is purely clerical and does not affect the merits. The plaintiff files a petition for relief from judgment under Rule 38 on the ground of clerical error to correct the date. (a) Identify the controlling doctrine under Rule 38 that governs relief from judgments on the ground of clerical error. (b) State the remedy and the procedural requirements for obtaining relief for clerical error under Rule 38. (c) Apply to the facts: should the court grant relief and what order should be entered?