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NANSAMBA v. NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER, INC.

No. 13-1266.

727 F.3d 33 (2013)

Janat NANSAMBA, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER, INC. et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

August 12, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Godfrey K. Zziwa , with whom Alanna G. Cline , Law Office of Alanna G. Cline, and Law Office of Godfrey K. Zziwa were on brief, for appellant.

Eugene J. Sullivan III , with whom Nicole Forbes and Holtz & Reed, LLP were on brief, for appellees.

Before HOWARD, SELYA and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

When litigation goes awry, lawyers sometimes scramble to find a scapegoat. So it is here: having conspicuously failed to protect the record, the plaintiff's lawyers attempt to shift the blame to their opposing counsel. Concluding, as we do, that this diversionary tactic lacks force, we affirm the district court's denial of the plaintiff's motion for relief from judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

The facts that gave rise to the underlying...

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