· 2/19/1974
Dallas v. Vincent
Citations
- 415 U.S. 929
- 94 S. Ct. 1440
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- upholding default judgment where defendants failed to respond to notices sent by the court and failed to appear at the show cause hearing
- affirming prejudice when, inter alia, a key witness had disappeared, and the non-moving party would have difficulty reconstructing its documentary evidence
- affirming default judgment based on defendants’ failure to appear at hearings and respond to notices sent by the court
- finding default judgment proper where defendant did not appear at show cause hearing and did not respond to certified notices sent by court
- upholding default judgment where a defendant knew that a suit was pending against it but never informed his attorney nor the court of his whereabouts, drawing a reasonable conclusion that he was deliberately avoiding process
- affirming default judgment based on defendants’ failure to participate in litigation
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