Legal Opinion
Vac-Air, Inc. v. John Mohr & Sons, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided June 14, 1971No. 70-C-535PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION and ORDER
MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.
The plaintiff has moved for an order to strike the defendant’s answer and counter-claim because of the defendant’s failure to answer the plaintiff’s interrogatories within the time limits specified in Rule 33(a), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
There have been three specific deficiencies on the part of the defendant in this action which warrant imposition of stringent sanctions pursuant to Rule 37, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
First, the defendant failed to file a timely answer to the complaint in violation of Rule 12(a), Federal Rules of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States of America for the Use of Weston & Brooker Company, a Corporation v. Continental Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
- Brookdale Mill, Inc., and Lehigh River Mill, Inc. v. Warren J. Rowley and John P. ReadCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1954
- United States v. 3963 Bottles, More or LessCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1959
3Cited by2 opinions
- Vac-Air, Inc. v. John Mohr & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- Vac-Air, Inc. v. John Mohr & Sons, Inc.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1971