Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. v. Roven

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• holding that arbitration clause in a contract did not deprive district court of jurisdiction over the action for breach of contract, but would be treated as a meritorious defense on motion to set aside default judgment
• requiring notice before default judgment against 15 the defendants who did not enter an appearance or file pleadings because plaintiffs had 16 represented to the defendants that they would not seek default during settlement 17 negotiations
• finding the defendants’ failure to 5 timely answer was excusable neglect where the parties were engaged in settlement 6 negotiations and the plaintiff had told the defendants that it would not seek entry of 7 default judgment during the negotiations
• contract for commodity trading in gold futures
• courts universally favor a trial on the merits
• excusable neglect under Rule 1-060(B)(1)

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