22 B.R. 776 | W.D. Mo. | 1982
ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANTS TO SHOW CAUSE, WITHIN 12 DAYS, WHY MOTION TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT JUDGMENT SHOULD NOT BE DENIED
On June 21, 1982, the court entered a Final Judgment of Default in favor of the plaintiff due to the defendants’ failure to file a responsive pleading to the complaint. On July 8, 1982, the defendants filed a motion to set aside the final judgment, stating that the attorney for the debtors did not receive the Summons and Notice of Trial or Pre-trial Conference from his clients until after the return date. Accordingly, the defendants request that the final judgment be set aside and a full hearing convened.
Since the defendants have failed to file their motion for a new trial or amendment of the judgment in a timely fashion,
For the foregoing reasons, it appears that the motion to set aside the default judgment, without more, has no merit. The defendants will be granted an opportunity to show in more detail why the answer was
It is therefore, for the foregoing reasons,
ORDERED that the defendants show cause, in writing within 12 days of the date of entry of this order, why their motion to set aside the default judgment should not be denied.
. Rule 59(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that, “A motion for new trial shall be served not later than 10 days after the entry of the judgment.”
Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e) states the same time limit for motions to alter or amend the judgment,