Pablo Gonzalez v. Quoc Nguyen

JUSTICE BOLICK, opinion of the Court:

¶ 1 We consider here whether a defendant must submit additional evidence outside the existing record to establish a "meritorious defense" in a motion to set aside a default judgment under Arizona Rule of Civil Procedure 60(c) (now 60(b) ). 1 We hold that a defendant may rely on the existing record and that a trial court has broad discretion to determine whether a matter should be decided on the merits.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 On April 9, 2012, Quoc Nguyen was driving a van owned by his employer, Dysart Hotel, and rear-ended a truck driven by Pablo Gonzalez. The…