David M. Jinks and Elizabeth M. Green v. Allied Signal, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• defining a more lenient standard for excusable neglect in cases of default than in cases when a party neglects to raise a certain argument
• upholding a district court’s denial of a motion for reconsideration because it does not allow a litigant “a second chance to convince the court to rule in his or her favor by presenting new explanations, legal theories, or proof.”
• “Rule 60(b), however, does not provide relief simply because litigants belatedly present new facts or arguments after the district court has made its final ruling.”
• “whether the ‘neglect’ was excusable involves an equitable determination that takes into account ... the length of the delay”
• “Rule 60(b), however, does not provide relief simply because litigants belatedly present new facts or arguments after the district court has made its final ruling.” (citation omitted)
• “The ground for setting aside a judgment under Rule 60(b) must be something that could not have been used to obtain a reversal by means of a direct appeal.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).