Legal Opinion
United States v. Signed Personal Check No. 730 of Mesle
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 4, 2010No. 09-55353PublishedCited by 389 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Yubran Mesle appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to set aside an entry of default in a forfeiture proceeding against checks drawn on Mesle’s accounts and funds in those accounts. “[Jjudgment by default is a drastic step appropriate only in extreme circumstances; a case should, whenever possible, be decided on the merits.” Falk v. Allen, 739 F.2d 461, 463 (9th Cir.1984). Our rules for determining when a default should be set aside are solicitous towards movants, especially those whose actions leading to the default were taken without the benefit of…
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