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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 9 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from State v. Gonzalez.

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1 State v. Gonzalez Anchor
kanctapp · 2019
green “a failure-which the law will excuse-to take some proper step at the proper time (esp. in neglecting to answer a lawsuit) not because of the party's own carelessness, inattention, or willful disregard of the court's process, but because of some unexpected or unavoidable hindrance…” 5
2 Montez v. Tonkawa Village Apartments
kan · 1974
green “excusable neglect requires 'something more than unintentional inadvertence or neglect common to all who share the ordinary frailties of mankind.' montez v. tonkawa village apartments, 215 kan. 59, 65 , 523 p.2d 351 (1974).” 4

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