· 4/19/1976
Eli L. Medunic and Dolores M. Medunic v. Louis W. Lederer
Citations
- 533 F.2d 891
- 21 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 1014
- 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 11735
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- entering default judgment for the government after it provided an unrebutted declaration and certified form showing that the defendant had incurred tax liability
- entering default judgment for Government who provided a declaration and certified form showing the Defendant had occurred tax liability that was unrebutted by any evidence from the defendant
- delay from June 4, 1974, to July 8, 1974, in filing Rule 60(b)(1) motion to set aside default is within reasonable time
- failure of defendant’s insurance carrier to file a timely pleading
- “a standard of ‘liberality,’ rather than ‘strictness’ should be applied in acting on a motion to set aside a default judgment, and that ‘(a)ny doubt should be resolved in favor of the petition to set aside the judgment so that cases may be decided on their merits”‘
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Judges: Hunter, Kalodner, Garth
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