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Opinions in Arizona that cite Richas v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA, ETC., 652 P.2d 1035.
- Tasha T. v. Dcs, E.T. Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2017
- Tasha T. v. Dcs, E.T. Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2017
- Michael T. v. Dcs, J.E. Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2017
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Michael T. v. Dcs, J.E.
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2017
“A meritorious defense must be established by facts and cannot be established through conclusions, assumptions or affidavits based on other than personal knowledge.”
- Nicole M. v. Dcs Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2017
- Nicole M. v. Dcs Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2017
- Martha C. v. Dcs Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2017
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Martha C. v. Dcs
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2017
¶10 In order to establish good cause for failing to appear at the initial termination hearing, Mother was required to prove “(1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect exist[ed] and (2) a meritorious defense to the claims exist[ed].” Christy A., 217 Ariz. at 304, ¶ 16 ( and then Ariz. R. Civ.
- Razdan v. Razdan Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2017
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Razdan v. Razdan
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2017
(“Since the delay [in filing the motion for relief from judgment] is not explained, there is no basis on which the court could exercise its discretion to find it reasonable.”) ().
- Los Indios v. Day Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2017
- Los Indios v. Day Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2017
- Gonzalez v. Nguyen Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2017
- Gonzalez v. Nguyen Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2017
- Marwa M. v. Dcs Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2016
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Marwa M. v. Dcs
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2016
Ct. 66(D)(2); Christy A., 217 Ariz. at 304, ¶ 16, 173 P.3d at 468 ( ).
- Kelly M. v. Karen K., Peter K., B.L. Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2016
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Kelly M. v. Karen K., Peter K., B.L.
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2016
Decision of the Court mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect exists and (2) a meritorious defense to the claims exists.”
- Timeless v. Olson Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2016
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Timeless v. Olson
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2016
“The law favors resolution on the merits and therefore resolves all doubts in favor of the moving party.”
- Danica F. v. Dcs, G.Y. Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2016
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Danica F. v. Dcs, G.Y.
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2016
("A meritorious defense must be established by facts and cannot be established through conclusions, assumptions or affidavits based on other than personal knowledge.").
- Valenzuela v. Maricopa Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2016
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Valenzuela v. Maricopa
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2016
-15 (1982) (noting an unexplained thirty-four day delay in filing a motion to set aside provided no basis under which the trial court could determine whether the elements had been established); see also Ariz. R. Civ.
- Fitch v. Fitch Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2016
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Fitch v. Fitch
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2016
Ct. of Ariz. In & For Maricopa Cty.
- Lanza v. Holladay Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2015
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Lanza v. Holladay
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2015
See Richas v. Superior Court (Motorola, Inc.)
- Brian H. v. Dcs Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2015
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Brian H. v. Dcs
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2015
(“A meritorious defense must be established by facts and cannot be established through conclusions, assumptions or affidavits based on other than personal knowledge.”).
- Rustica D. v. Dcs Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2014
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Rustica D. v. Dcs
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2014
(stating “[a] meritorious defense must be established by facts and cannot be established through conclusions, assumptions or affidavits based on other than personal knowledge”).
- Villalobos v. Rivera Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2014
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Villalobos v. Rivera
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2014
“The law favors resolution on the merits and therefore resolves all doubts in favor of the moving party.” (citations omitted).
- Manuel T. v. Dcs Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2014
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Manuel T. v. Dcs
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2014
at 304-05 ¶ 16, 173 P.3d at 469 ( ).
- Nathan C. v. Ades, T.C., A.C. Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2014
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Nathan C. v. Ades, T.C., A.C.
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2014
(stating that “[w]here there is no explanation for the delay, there is no excuse shown and no legal ground” to support a finding of good cause).
- Cal X-Tra v. W.V.S v. Holdings, L.L.C. 276 P.3d 11 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2012
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Cal X-Tra v. W.V.S v. Holdings, L.L.C.
276 P.3d 11
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2012
See Ariz. Mining & , 100 P. 952, 954 (1909) (requiring a party seeking relief from a judgment based on fraud or collusion to present “facts sufficient to show prima facie a valid defense”); , (requiring an appellant to “set forth facts which, if proved at the trial, would constitute a meritorious defense” to entry of a default judgment); Union Oil Co. of Cal.
- Bys Inc. v. Smoudi 269 P.3d 1197 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2012
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Bys Inc. v. Smoudi
269 P.3d 1197
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2012
Hirsch v. Nat’l Van Lines, Inc., , ( , , ).
- Neeme Systems Solutions, Inc. v. Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC 250 P.3d 1206 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2011
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Neeme Systems Solutions, Inc. v. Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC
250 P.3d 1206
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2011
Additionally, “because default judgments are not favored, the same liberality that governs the application of the rules to a particular case should govern the interpretation of the rules, resolving any doubts in favor of the interpretation that facilitates deciding cases on their merits.” Harper, 219 Ariz. at 537, ¶ 4 , 200 P.3d at 1034 ( , ) (“[T]he trial court has broad discretion to resolve all doubts in favor of setting aside the entry of default of the judgment by default[.]”).
- Ruiz v. Lopez 236 P.3d 444 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2010
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Ruiz v. Lopez
236 P.3d 444
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2010
Further, the law favors the resolution of a ease on its merits and “resolves all doubts in favor of the moving party.”
- Harper v. CANYON LAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC 200 P.3d 1032 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2008
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Harper v. CANYON LAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC
200 P.3d 1032
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2008
(observing that all doubts as to whether a default should be set aside should be resolved in favor of the moving party); Cota v. S. Ariz. Bank & Trust, Co., 17 Ariz.App.
- Christy A. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security 173 P.3d 463 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2007
- Christy A. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security 173 P.3d 463 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2007