U.S. Bank National Ass'n v. Pugh
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND DISMISSING COMPLAINT
A. BRUCE CAMPBELL, Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs Motion for Default Judgment (“Motion”) and the Supplemental Affidavit submitted by Plaintiff in support of its Motion. The determination of whether to enter judgment by default is left to the *530discretion of the Court. Gomes v. Williams, 420 F.2d 1364, 1366 (10th Cir.1970).
Rule 55(b)(2)1 allows the Court discretion to require proof of necessary facts to support a valid cause of action, and if such facts are lacking, the Court can choose not to enter…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Field v. MansSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Toney Gomes, Jr. v. Ellen L. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
- Thorp Credit, Inc. v. Smith (In Re Smith)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa · 1985
- PEERLESS INDUSTRIES v. Herrin Illinois Cafe, Inc.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1984
- First Deposit National Bank v. Cameron (In Re Cameron)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1998
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re PughUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 2006