Legal Opinion
Francisco Silva v. City of Madison
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 16, 1995No. 93-2211PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Francisco Silva commenced this civil action against the City of Madison (“the City”) in the Circuit Court of Dane County, Wisconsin. He alleged employment discrimination and retaliation. However, he did not properly serve the City. Nevertheless, once the City came into possession of the complaint, it removed Mr. Silva’s action to the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. However, it did not answer the complaint. Consequently, Mr. Silva moved for entry of a default judgment for failure to answer or otherwise defend the action. The district…
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