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· 6/30/1966

Robert C. Thorpe v. Bessie P. Thorpe

Citations

  • 364 F.2d 692
  • 10 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 1493
  • 3 A.L.R. Fed. 948
  • 124 U.S. App. D.C. 299
  • 1966 U.S. App. LEXIS 5632

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the “full amount of the check in question” was a sum certain for purposes of Rule 55(b)(1)
  • upholding magistrate judge’s decision to require that Defendants post bond in similar case
  • “the condition most commonly imposed is that the defendant reimburse the plaintiff for costs — typically court costs and attorneys fees — incurred because of 'the default”
  • construing similar provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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Judges: Bazelon, Burger, Leventhal

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