136 N.C. App. 379 - Brown v. Lifford’s Empirical Analysis

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22 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'This [good cause] standard is less stringent than the showing of 'mistake, inadvertence, or excusable neglect' necessary to set aside a default judgment pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 60(b).'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Aoun & Cole, Inc. v. Fitzpatrick · 263 N.C. App. 606 - Jones v. Jones

2. “[w]hat constitutes 'good cause' depends on the circumstances in a particular case, and within the limits of discretion, an inadvertence which is not strictly excusable may constitute good cause, particularly 'where the plaintiff can suffer no harm from the short delay involved in the default and grave injustice may be done to the defendant.' " Id. at 504 , 269 S.E.2d at 698 (quoting Whaley v. Rhodes , 10 N.C. App. 109 , 112, 177 S.E.2d 735 , 737 (1970) ). "This standard is less stringent than the showing of 'mistake, inadvertence, or excusable neglect' necessary to set aside a default judgment pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 60(b).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 255 N.C. App. 837 - Swan Beach Corolla, L. L.C. v. Cnty. of Currituck

3. “(1) was [the moving party] diligent in pursuit of [the] matter; (2) did [the non-moving party] suffer any harm by virtue of the delay; and (3) would [the moving party] suffer a grave injustice by being unable to defend the action.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 255 N.C. App. 837 - Swan Beach Corolla, L. L.C. v. Cnty. of Currituck