Legal Opinion
Hall v. Leon County Building Supply Co.
District Court, N.D. Florida
Decided November 27, 1979No. 78-0852PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER OF DEFAULT AGAINST LEON COUNTY BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.
HIGBY, District Judge.
Upon its own motion, the court enters a judgment of default against Defendant, LEON COUNTY BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., on the issue of liability to all Plaintiffs. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(d) provides that upon failure of a party or an officer, director, or managing agent of a party to appear, after proper notice, before the officer who is to take his deposition, the court may enter such order as is just, including a judgment of default. The sanction of default, although extreme, is available…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Ca 79-3781 United Artists Corporation and Walt Disney Productions v. Harold FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,803 Steven Flaks v. David I. Koegel and Flora Mir Candy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Diaz v. Southern Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- W. Lamonte Robison, Trustee of Beehive Security Thrift & Loan v. Transamerica Insurance Co., and Firemans Fund Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Work v. BierDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1985
- Bryant v. City of Marianna, Fla.District Court, N.D. Florida · 1982
- Kirk v. St. Clair Memorial Hospital, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County1982