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JACKSON v. BEECH

Nos. 79-1861, 79-2089.

636 F.2d 831 (1980)

David Nathaniel JACKSON, Appellant, v. Malcolm BEECH et al. David Nathaniel JACKSON v. Malcolm BEECH et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 19, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson Deckelbaum, Washington, D.C., for David N. Jackson.

John C. Maginnis, III, Washington, D.C., for Malcolm Beech.

Before TAMM, ROBB and MIKVA, Circuit Judges.

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...

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