Pablo Gonzalez, Plaintiffs/appellants v. Quoc Nguyen, Defendants/appellees.

Summary

The court held that a defendant seeking relief from a default judgment under Rule 60(c)(6) may rely on evidence already in the record to demonstrate a meritorious defense. Because the record raised a non-speculative question about whether the damages award was excessive, the trial court acted within its broad discretion in vacating the judgment and allowing the damages issue to be decided on the merits. The court vacated the court of appeals' decision and affirmed the trial court's order.