Legal Opinion
Michele A. Robb, Individually and as a Personal Representative of the Estate of Paul D. Robb v. Norfolk & Western Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 12, 1997No. 96-3122PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal concerns the issue of whether attorney negligence in missing a filing deadline may be deemed “excusable neglect” for purposes of Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(1). The plaintiff-appellant, Michele A. Robb, brought a wrongful death action against the defendant-appellee Norfolk & Western Railway Company (“NWR” or “the railroad”). Because Robb’s attorney failed to submit a timely brief in response to the railroad’s summary judgment motion, the district court granted judgment in favor of NWR. Subsequently, the plaintiffs attorney filed a motion for relief from the judgment…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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