Legal Opinion
David Nathaniel Jackson v. Malcolm Beech David Nathaniel Jackson v. Malcolm Beech
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 19, 1980No. 79-1861, 79-2089PublishedCited by 614 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
The defendants appeal the denial of their motions to permit an answer out of time and to set aside the entry of a default judgment against them. The district court considered the negligent failure to file a timely answer unjustifiable and attributed the negligence of the lawyer to the defendants themselves. Because strong policies favor the resolution of genuine disputes on their merits, negligence of a lawyer is not always imputed to his clients on a motion to set aside the entry of a default judgment. A motion for…
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