Marshall v. Baggett

How courts have described this case

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• holding that even if a defendant fails to respond to complaint, “it is incumbent upon the district court to ensure that the unchallenged facts constitute a legitimate cause of action” prior to entering default judgment
• holding that in entering default judgment, “it is incumbent upon the district court to ensure that ‘the unchallenged facts constitute a legitimate cause of action’ prior to entering final judgment” (quoting Murray v. Lene, 595 F.3d 868, 871 (8th Cir. 2010))
• noting that allegations within a well- pleaded complaint are to be taken as true in a default judgment action
• explaining that a defendant has no standing to contest the factual allegations in a complaint once the clerk has entered default
• noting that allegations within a well-pleaded complaint are to be taken as true in a default judgment action
• noting that allegations within a well-pleaded complaint are to be taken as true in a default judgment action

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