Cardet v. Resolution Trust Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “[o]nce a litigant has appeared and is actively defending the main claim, he or she is entitled to notice of all hearings, including hearings on a motion for default,” and that Picchi “should be confined to the situation there specifically discussed”
• concluding “Picchi should be confined to the situation there specifically discussed,” namely to situations where a notice of appearance is filed for purposes of delay
• “The purpose of the rule is to speed the action toward conclusion on the merits where possible, not to expedite litigation by ex parte actions and surprise”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).