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· 6/29/1994

Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered v. Imperial Adjusters, Inc.

Citations

  • 28 F.3d 42
  • 29 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 691
  • 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 16292
  • 1994 WL 284565

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that entry of default was proper where party did not file its answer or attend a status hearing, and further affirming entry of default judgment
  • holding entry of default proper where party did not file its answer or attend a status hearing
  • holding entry of default proper where party did not file its answer or attend a status hearing
  • holding it was unnecessary to consider whether a meritorious defense existed and whether the corrective action was quick enough where the litigant failed to show good cause
  • stating that “[t]he district court will be found to have abused its discretion [in ruling on a Rule 55(c) motion] only if we conclude that ‘no reasonable person’ could agree with its judgment”
  • affirming district court's denial of motion to set aside default when defendant demonstrated \no good cause\ for its default

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Judges: Posner, Cudahy, Kanne

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