Legal Opinion
Enron Oil Corp. v. Diakuhara
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 8, 1993No. 1626, Docket 92-9158PublishedCited by 1,045 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARD AMONE, Circuit Judge:
Ronald Fuchs, a former trader in the petroleum market, appeals from a default judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Edel-stein, J.), entered October 8, 1992, that held him jointly and severally liable in damages with two co-defendants. Fuchs was at the time appearing pro se and failed to file an answer precisely within the time limits set by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For this failure, the district court first entered a default against him and later a purported default judgment for more than $257 million. Fuchs…
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