Reno v. Gale

Plaintiff, an attorney previously retained by defendants, brought this action in Washtenaw Circuit Court for attorney fees. Defendant Glen R. Gale is the owner of the defendant businesses.

On September 26, 1985, a default judgment was entered against defendants for failure to answer plaintiffs complaint. Judge Conlin, who was presiding at the time, dismissed defendants’ counterclaims with prejudice because Gale failed to obey the court’s discovery order. Thereafter, Judge Conlin disqualified himself and was replaced by Monroe Circuit Judge Daniel L. Sullivan.

After defendants failed to timely…