Venzor v. Carmen's Pizza Corp.

Plaintiff, Salvador Venzor, filed a complaint against defendant Carmen’s Pizza Corporation (Carmen’s) for personal injuries. Carmen’s filed a third-party complaint against third-party defendant, Manuel Teijeiro, for contribution. Carmen’s subsequently settled with plaintiff and then moved to default Teijeiro for failing to appear and plead. The court entered an order granting Carmen’s motion for default judgment and entered judgment in favor of Carmen’s and against Teijeiro in the amount of $100,000 plus costs. Teijeiro moved to vacate this default judgment within 30 days of its issuance…