Servatron, Inc. v. Intelligent Wireless Products, Inc.

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Fearing, J.

We address today a recurring issue: whether a defendant “appeared” in a lawsuit such that the plaintiff needed to afford him notice before entering a default judgment. We do not applaud the conduct of defendant’s counsel in this appeal, and we encourage practitioners to protect their clients by always timely entering a formal notice of appearance with the court and opposing counsel. Nonetheless, we hold that Lawrence Kovac’s California attorney made a sufficient “appearance” for purposes of CR 55. We reverse the trial court’s refusal to vacate a default judgment in favor of…