Opinion ID: 1172231
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Heading: Promptness

Text: In the case at bar, the district court entered a default judgment against Deborah on April 18, 1996, which Deborah testified that she received on May 28, 1996. Deborah filed her motion to set aside the default judgment on July 3, 1996. The record shows that she promptly consulted with a Nevada attorney upon her return to Nevada. We conclude that Deborah's NRCP 60(b)(1) motion was timely filed and that the district court erred by finding it untimely. See Petersen v. Petersen, 105 Nev. 133, 135, 771 P.2d 159, 161 (1989) (error for district court to dismiss motion to set aside decree of divorce filed 90 days after entry of judgment); NRCP 60(b) (six-month time limit).