Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Williams

Sognier, Judge.

Ford Motor Credit Company (FMCC) brought an action against Carla Patrice Williams seeking to recover a deficiency balance outstanding after repossession and resale of an automobile purchased by Williams and financed by FMCC, and Williams counterclaimed. The trial court entered a consent order memorializing a settlement agreement between the parties, but the court subsequently notified the parties that the order was not dispositive of the litigation and set the case for trial. After FMCC failed to appear at the pretrial conference, the court dismissed the action pursuant to USCR…