Dungan v. Superior Court in & for County of Pinal

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• noting that trial courts should exercise their discretion in favor of allowing defendants to participate in default hearings
• the hearing on damages must be more than “a one-sided presentation by the party seeking the default judgment”
• defaulted defendant in Rule 55(b)(2) hearing should be permitted “to cross-examine and even present counterproof’
• default establishes defendant’s liability, but “does not relieve plaintiff from putting on proof as to the extent of his damages”
• \we do not construe this rule to mean that a 'hearing' ipso facto means a one-sided presentation by the party seeking the default judgment.\

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