Legal Opinion
James Chang v. William French Smith
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 4, 1985No. 85-1039, 85-1426PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge:
James Chang, the plaintiff-appellant in this case, appeals the district court’s denial of his motion under Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(6) 1 for relief from an order dismissing his case. He asserts that the gross neglect of his former counsel necessitates relief from the order. We find that the district court, 103 F.R.D. 401, did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion.
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James Chang worked as an Immigration Inspector at the San Juan International Airport. On September 2, 1978, he refused to admit Ruth Lee-Cruz to Puerto Rico because she lacked sufficient funds to meet…
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