· 6/26/1998
Educational Credit Management Corp. v. Bernal (In Re Bernal)
Citations
- 223 B.R. 542
- 41 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 247
- 98 Daily Journal DAR 8487
- 98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6102
- 1998 Bankr. LEXIS 933
- 1998 WL 469271
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- characterizing Rule 55(c) as “more lenient” than Rule 60(b)’s “more stringent standard of ‘excusable neglect’ for vacating a judgment”
- “If the panel were to reverse on the merits, Appellant could possibly file a motion to vacate the default judgment in the bankruptcy court. With this possible avenue of relief still available, the appeal may not be moot.”
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Judges: Montali, Russell, Ollason
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