District court order denying plaintiff’s motion to vacate the default judgment against it is affirmed where plaintiff’s claim for relief under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(6) based on the misconduct of its counsel fails as the counsel’s actions, even with plaintiff’s purported diligence, do not fall within the exceptions to the rule and do not rise to the level of exceptional to warrant such extraordinary relief.
Read Bakery Machinery & Fabrication, Inc. v. Traditional Baking, Inc., No. 08-1967
Appellate InformationAppeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.Argued February 11, 2009Decided June 29, 2009
JudgesBefore BAUER, RIPPLE and WOOD, Circuit Judges.Opinion by BAUER, Circuit Judge.
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