Legal Opinion
Pressey v. Patterson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1990No. 88-2917PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
In this section 1983 action, the City of Houston appeals a default judgment in excess of $8 million entered against it after the district court struck its answer for discovery abuse. We reverse the default judgment and remand the case for a trial on liability and to allow the district court to consider a more appropriate sanction.
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On October 14, 1983, a truck driven by William Pressey, the plaintiff, approached the scene of a traffic accident that was *1020under investigation and supervision of Houston police officers Kendall Patterson and W.L. Brasher. Pressey…
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