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· 5/17/1996

William ALPERN and Russell D. Miller, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Appellants, v. UTILICORP UNITED, INC., Appellee

Citations

  • 84 F.3d 1525
  • 35 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1182
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 11412

How courts have described this case

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

  • litigants are deemed to have exercised due diligence if they “present[] a justifiable excuse for not submitting the evidence prior to the summary judgment ruling”
  • “Although the rule usually applies to errors by the court or clerk, it may also be used to correct mistakes by the parties.”’
  • to show “due diligence,” the movant must offer a “justifiable excuse” for not discovering the material in a timely manner
  • \A class representative must be part of the class and possess the same interest and suffer the same injury as the class members.\

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Judges: Goodwin, Magill, Murphy

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