Shows v. Administrator, Department of Employment Security

PRICE, Judge.

Elzie Shows filed a claim for unemployment benefits after he was terminated from his position as a guard at the Continental Can Company plant in Hodge, Louisiana. The Department of Employment Security denied his claim and Shows appealed to the district court. Shows’ obtained a judgment by confirmation of default after the Department failed to timely file the record of the administrative proceedings or responsive pleadings.

The sole issue on appeal is whether a district court can render a default judgment against the Department of Employment Security in the absence of the…