Dassault Systemes, SA v. Childress

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• holding that, because defendant filed its motion to set aside entry of default before the court entered final judgment, the Rule 55(c) “good cause” standard applied
• recognizing that the standard for setting aside entry of default under Rule 55(c) is more lenient than the standard for setting aside a default judgment under Rule 60(b)
• explaining that the more stringent Rule 60(b) standard does not apply unless “the court has determined damages and a judgment has been entered”
• finding that defendant “raised at least one defense that presents ‘some possibility’ of a different outcome”
• finding that the district court should have set aside default when a pro se litigant submitted evidence to the court demonstrating confusion of procedural rules
• confirming that a defendant seeking to set aside an entry of default is “not obligated at this stage to provide detailed factual allegations” to raise a meritorious defense

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