KYLE v. CAMPBELL SOUP CO.

No. 92-16826.

13 F.3d 317 (1994)

Phyllis G. KYLE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 4, 1994.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing April 8, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kimberley A. Worley, Littler, Mendelson, Fastiff & Tichy, Sacramento, CA, for defendant-appellant.

Larry C. Larsen, Law Offices of Gregory D. Thatch, Sacramento, CA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: ALARCÓN, LEAVY and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.


ALARCÓN, Circuit Judge:

Campbell Soup Company appeals from the district court's order granting Phyllis Kyle an enlargement of time to file her motion for attorney's fees and the subsequent award of $50,446.75 in fees. We reverse the order granting the enlargement of time and the award of attorney's fees because the district court abused its discretion by finding that a mistake of law constitutes excusable neglect under Rule 6(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil...

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