Fifth Circuit· 1/11/2001

Lewis v. Lynn

Citations

236 F.3d 766
2001 WL 861

How courts have described this case

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

“[A] party is not entitled to a default judgment as a matter of right, even where the defendant is technically in default.”
“[A] party is not entitled to a default judgment as a matter of right, even where the defendant is technically in default.”
“[A] party is not entitled to a default judgment as a matter of right, even where the defendant is technically in default.”
“[A] party is not entitled to a default judgment as a matter of right, even where the defendant is technically in default.”
where defending party establishes that plaintiff has no cause of action, the defense generally inures to the benefit of a non-appearing co-defendant
“[W]here ‘a defending party establishes that plaintiff has no cause of action . . . this defense generally inures also to the benefit of a defaulting defendant.”

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Judges: Garza, Stewart, Parker

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