Legal Opinion
Phyllis G. Kyle v. Campbell Soup Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1994No. 92-16826PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCÓN, Circuit Judge:
Campbell Soup Company appeals from the district court’s order granting Phyllis Kyle an enlargement of time to file her motion for attorney’s fees and the subsequent award of $50,446.75 in fees. We reverse the order granting the enlargement of time and the award of attorney’s fees because the district court abused its discretion by finding that a mistake of law constitutes excusable neglect under Rule 6(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
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Factual and Procedural Background
On November 16, 1987, Phyllis Kyle filed suit against Campbell Soup Company, her employer,…
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