Legal Opinion
Employee Painters' Trust v. Ethan Enterprises, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 15, 2007No. 05-35270PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
Several trusts that administer employee benefit plans sued for delinquent contributions. Appellants, Ethan Enterprises and two of its officers, failed to participate in much of the litigation, and a default judgment was entered against them for roughly a million dollars. The district court denied Ethan and the individually-named defendants relief from the judgment. We affirm, albeit for a different reason with respect to each: The company violated a local rule requiring it to be represented by counsel, and it was proper to enter judgment against it. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pioneer Investment Services Co. v. Brunswick Associates Ltd. PartnershipSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Eduard Falk and Lettye M. Falk v. Sun Cha AllenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Laffit Pincay, Jr. Christopher J. McCarron v. Vincent S. Andrews Robert Andrews Vincent Andrews Management Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Jose Luis Pena v. Seguros La Comercial, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. High Country Broadcasting Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by114 opinions
- United States v. Angela AguilarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
- United States v. HagermanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Alli v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2010
- Two Old Hippies, LLC v. Catch the Bus, LLCDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2011
- Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. v. High Impact Design & EntertainmentDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 2009
109 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.