Legal Opinion
The Stars' Desert Inn Hotel & Country Club, Inc. v. Richard Hwang
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1997No. 95-15915PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:
Richard Hwang appeals the district court’s entry of a default judgment in favor of The Stars’ Desert Inn Hotel & Country Club, Inc. (“Stars”) as a sanction for failing to comply with a court order to submit to deposition and failing to pay court-ordered monetary sanctions. Hwang contends that the district court did not have jurisdiction. Alternatively, he argues that the court abused its discretion in entering a default judgment. We affirm.
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On March 16, 1994, Stars, a Las Vegas casino, filed this diversity action against Richard Hwang, a citizen of Taiwan, in an attempt…
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