John Hoover v. Valley West D M, a Limited Partnership and Watson Centers, Inc.

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• upholding a district court’s decision to set aside default judgment after counsel failed to discover the pending litigation against her client upon her return from vacation
• grant or denial of Rule 60(b) motion to set aside default is reversed only for abuse of discretion
• relief under Rule 60(b) from default judgment is an “extraordinary remedy” that allows court to maintain balance between the “sanctity of final judgments” and “justice” being done
• weighing the \equities involved\ on a Rule 60(b) motion
• weighing the “equities involved” on a Rule 60(b) motion

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