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· 4/21/1983

United Coin Meter Company, Inc., a Michigan Corporation v. Seaboard Coastline Railroad, a Virginia Corporation

Citations

  • 705 F.2d 839
  • 36 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 478
  • 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 28663

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a misunderstanding as to when the extension was to begin, which resulted in a late filing and a default judgment, was excusable neglect because the record did not show “that the default occurred as the result of willful conduct”
  • discussing the procedural steps to default judgment and indicating that after entry of default, the defendant can seek to have the default set aside under Rule 55(c
  • discussing the procedural steps to default judgment and indicating that after entry of default, the defendant can seek to have the default set aside under Rule 55(c
  • mere delay in satisfying a plaintiffs' claim, if it should succeed at trial, is not sufficient prejudice
  • “[A]n answer or other opposition to a motion for default may be treated as a motion to set aside entry of default.”
  • \[A]n answer or other opposition to a motion for default may be treated as a motion to set aside entry of default.\

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Judges: Lively, Martin, Celebrezze

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