Legal Opinion
Lothschuetz v. Carpenter
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1990No. Nos. 87-3905, 87-3906PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge.
In this libel and malicious prosecution action, the district court imposed sanctions and entered a default judgment as to liability against defendants James Carpenter and Carpenter Radio Company for failure to comply with discovery orders. The district court then conducted a bench trial on the issue of damages, which resulted in a judgment for only a nominal award in favor of each plaintiff. The defendants filed a notice of appeal, and the plaintiffs cross-appealed the adequacy of the relief granted by the district court. On review we affirm in part, reverse…
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