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· 8/30/2004

Cynthia Easley, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Christopher B. Easley v. David Kirmsee

Citations

  • 382 F.3d 693
  • 59 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 699
  • 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 18281
  • 2004 WL 1920796

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that counsel’s failure to timely respond to 11 summary judgment motions can “only be classified as inexcusable inattentiveness or neglect, rather than excusable carelessness”
  • finding that the plaintiffs counsel’s failure to comply with motions deadlines was not excusable neglect
  • finding that the plaintiff’s counsel’s failure to comply with motions deadlines was not excusable neglect
  • counsel’s “unilateral assumptions” about a district court adjusting a pretrial calendar did not constitute excusable neglect
  • a client can bear the consequences of her attorney's neglect and contemptuous conduct in a case
  • motions to reconsider filed more than ten days after the ruling are properly treated as Rule 60(b) motions

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Judges: Coffey, Ripple, Kanne

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