What is the test for appealing from a denial of a motion to set aside a judgment?
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The following excerpt is from Fitzsimmons, In re, 996 F.2d 1224 (9th Cir. 1993):
Where an appellant appeals from a denial of a motion to set aside a judgment, an appellant must show that denial of his or her motion was "sufficiently unwarranted as to amount to an abuse of discretion." Plotkin v. Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co., 688 F.2d 1291, 1293 (9th Cir.1982).
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