Legal Opinion
Halas v. Consumer Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 7, 1994No. 92-2921PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
“For a long time courts were reluctant to enter default judgments, and appellate courts were reluctant to sustain those that were entered_ Those times are gone” — thankfully. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Estate of Common, 929 F.2d 1220, 1224 (7th Cir.1991). In the instant case, James Halas filed a two count employment discrimination complaint against Consumer Services, Inc., Circulation Promotions, Inc., Marketing USA, Inc. and John F. Ryan (collectively, the “Ryan defendants”) and the Chicago Tribune Company (the “Tribune”). The complaint alleged that Halas was fired…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. Salvatore Di Mucci, Robert Di Mucci and Anthony Di MucciCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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