Rainey v. Diamond State Port Corp.

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• plaintiffs who prevail by default are “not automatically entitled to the damages they originally demanded”
• “If it is necessary to determine the amount of damages or to establish the truth of any averment by evidence, the court may conduct a hearing.”
• “Defaults are treated as admissions of the facts alleged, but a plaintiff may still be required to prove that he or she is entitled to the damages sought.”
• “For the reasons that follow, we do not believe [appellant] has shown an abuse of discretion in the District Court’s decision to award only nominal damages in the absence of a hearing.”

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Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
  Supreme Court· 1973-05-14· cited 38,518×
• Hritz v. Woma Corp.
  Third Circuit· 1984-04-23· cited 645×
• Comdyne I, Inc. v. Corbin
  Third Circuit· 1990-07-20· cited 580×
• Morris v. Horn
  Third Circuit· 1999-08-09· cited 203×
• DIRECTV Inc. v. Pepe
  Third Circuit· 2005-12-15· cited 185×
• Reform Party of Allegheny County v. Allegheny County Department of Elections Mark Wolosik, Director of the Allegheny County Department of Elections
  Third Circuit· 1999-03-30· cited 131×
• Durant v. Husband
  Third Circuit· 1994-06-24· cited 27×

Other cases named Rainey v. Diamond State Port Corp.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Rainey v. Diamond State Port Corp.
  Third Circuit· 2009-12-07