Legal Opinion

Harper MacLeod Solicitors v. Keaty & Keaty, Doing Business as Keaty Law Firm

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 26, 2001No. 00-30906PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Appellees Thomas Keaty, Robert Keaty and Keaty & Keaty, d/b/a the Keaty Law Firm, (the Defendants) suffered a default judgment in the Southern District of Texas in favor of Appellant Harper Macleod Solicitors (Harper), a Scottish law firm. When Harper sought to register the default judgment in the Eastern District of Louisiana pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1963, the Defendants challenged its validity alleging deficient service of process. The Louisiana district court sustained that challenge and, using Rule 60(b)(4), voided the default judgment. Harper now appeals, arguing…

2Cases cited31 opinions

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