Legal Opinion
Castro v. Saudi Arabia
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided June 12, 1980No. DR-79-CA-05PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DECLARING DEFAULT JUDGMENT VOID FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION AND DISMISSING ACTION
SUTTLE, Senior District Judge.
Only the plaintiffs were represented at the evidentiary hearing on the plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment. Because the plaintiffs’ evidence indicated that Saudi Arabia’s failure to answer was wilful, and because the court hesitated to vigorously engage in the role of adversary on behalf of a wilfully defaulting defendant, the court was satisfied with a minimum of evidence in support of the plaintiffs’ claims. 28 U.S.C. § 1608(e). Even so, the court entered the default…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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