The following excerpt is from United States v. Brewer, No. 2:11-cv-3025 LKK GGH PS (E.D. Cal. 2012):
Leniency in setting aside a default is especially appropriate if the attorney failed the client. Community Dental Services v. Tani, 282 F.3d 1164, 1168-69 (9th Cir. 2002).
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