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· 6/9/1987

Deborah D. Bergemann v. United States

Citations

  • 820 F.2d 1117
  • 8 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 184
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 7438

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a response to a motion for summary judgment can constitute a motion to withdraw admissions pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 36(b)
  • construing an opposition to a motion for summary judgment as a motion to withdraw admissions
  • construing language in Fed. R. Civ. P. 36(b) that is the same as in Rule 90
  • finding no prejudice where plaintiff knew defendants challenged a core element of the plaintiff’s case despite one defendant failing to timely respond to a request for admission
  • finding no prejudice where plaintiff knew defendants challenged a core element of the plaintiff’s case despite one defendant failing to timely respond to a request for admission
  • “Rule 36(b) permits withdrawal where it promotes a decision on the merits while not prejudicing the party who obtained the admission.”

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Judges: McKay, Baldock, McWilliams

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