John F. Meehan and Robert W. Fink A/K/A Meehan & Fink v. John Snow and Judy Snow

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• Holding that •it is error not to apply the standard of Rule 55(c) where the initial step of securing the entry of a default is omitted.
• stating that “[w]hile courts are entitled to enforce compliance with the time limits of the Rules by various means, the extreme sanction of a default judgment must remain a weapon of last, rather than first, resort.”
• analyzing the filing of a late Answer under the standard for a motion to vacate a default
• reversing default judgment based upon default where defendants “were ten days late in serving their amended answer to their former attorney’s amended complaint”
• setting aside entry of default judgment and observing that the same factors apply to motion to oppose default judgment
• setting aside entry of default judgment and observing that the same factors apply to motion to oppose default judgment

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