In the Matter of: Lauren V. Amjed

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• observing that to set aside a default entry under Rule 55(c), there needs to be good cause for the judicial action
• explaining that the court may find that there is good cause to set aside a default even when there is no good excuse for the defendant’s inattention to the case
• reversing an entry of default where the defaulted party’s “misconduct was negligent . . . rather than deliberate
• upholding vacatur of default despite five-month delay between deadline to answer complaint and motion to vacate where the delay “caused no prejudice to the adverse party”
• explaining that the “good cause” standard for vacating an entry of default under Rule 55(c) “must be easier to satisfy” than the “good cause” standard of Rule 60(b), which allows relief from a default judgment for “mistake and inadvertence in addition to excusable neglect”
• setting aside entry of default when defendant’s conduct was “negligent” or “reckless at worst”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).