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CHANG v. SMITH

Nos. 85-1039, 85-1426.

778 F.2d 83 (1985)

James CHANG, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. William French SMITH, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 4, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Satz with whom Paul E. Calvesbert, Jose Luis Ubarri and Calvesbert & Brown, San Juan, P.R., were on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

Eduardo E. Toro Font, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Daniel F. Lopez Romo, U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., was on brief, for defendants, appellees.

Before BOWNES and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges, and WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge.

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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