Practitioners seeking to set aside undefended judgments under UCPR r 36.16(2)(b) should note that the Vacuum Oil and Northey formulations are functionally equivalent, that egregious delay increases the burden of persuasion, and that a bare assertion of incapacity without supporting medical evidence or explanation for delay will be insufficient.
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