Hansher v. Kaishian

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• burden of showing excusable neglect is on the party seeking relief from the judgment
• letter not an appearance where it requested no action on part of the plaintiff or the court, did not reflect that the defendant considered himself a participant in the case; and did not acknowledge the lawsuit’s existence
• word \may\ is a delegation of discretion
• word \may\ is a delegation of discretion

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