Eyal Reporting Service, Inc. v. Gouin

When neither the defendant, Francois Gouin (“Gouin”), nor his lawyer, appeared at a case management conference, the defendant was defaulted. A default judgment was subsequently entered as to the first count of the complaint, the remaining counts being waived. After filing a timely notice of appeal within eight days of judgment, the defendant took no further action to prosecute that appeal as required by Rule 8A, Rule 8B or Rule 8C of the District/Municipal Court Rules for Appellate Division Appeal. The trial court dismissed the appeal.2 The defendant had, however, filed a motion to vacate the…