American Alliance Insurance Co., Ltd. v. Eagle Insurance Company

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1996-08-07

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JON O. NEWMAN, Chief Judge: This appeal requires the Court to clarify the definition of “excusable neglect,” as used in Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, for purposes of a motion to vacate a default judgment. Eagle Insurance Co. (“Eagle”) appeals from the August 18, 1994, judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Robert W. Sweet, Jud…

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