Gregory C. Jones, for the Estate of Barbara S. McEwen v. Sandra Lee Phipps, A/K/A Sandra R. Phipps

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• holding that five weeks, under the circumstances of the case, is not “quick action”
• noting that although pro se litigants benefit from various procedural protections, they are “not entitled to a general dispensation from the rules of procedure or court imposed deadlines”
• remarking that district court didn’t abuse its discretion in concluding defense with “unsatisfactory” explanation was mer-itless
• finding that pro se defendant was capable of retaining new counsel and/or filing a request for more time
• finding that \quick action\ depends on the \particular circumstances\ of the defendant and holding that five weeks, in that case, is not \quick action\
• noting that neither incarceration nor lack of legal counsel, by themselves, justify “dereliction of litigation duties”

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