Legal Opinion
Ezell v. Lawless
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided September 4, 2008PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶ 1] Janice (Barker) Lawless appeals from an order of the District Court (Newport, MacMichael, J.) denying her motion to set aside an entry of default, pursuant to M.R. Civ. P. 55(c), and her motion for relief from judgment, pursuant to M.R. Civ. P. 60(b), from a final order of parental rights and responsibilities entered by a Family Law Magistrate (Mathews, M.). Lawless contends that the court erred in refusing to reopen the parental rights judgment entered at a scheduled final hearing after Lawless failed to appear for several court proceedings. Because Lawless has failed to demonstrate…
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