Legal Opinion
Hoxworth v. Blinder, Robinson & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 2, 1992No. Nos. 92-1108, 92-1116PublishedCited by 242 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Chief Judge.
Defendants challenge the district court’s entry of a default judgment, subsequently *914assessed in the amount of $73 million, for disregarding certain court orders and for failing to appear at trial. Defendants argue that the district court did not have the authority to impose default as a sanction under Fed.R.Civ.P. 55 and that the court abused its discretion in holding that their behavior warranted such a draconian order. They also challenge the propriety of the court’s orders certifying a class action and declining to order the arbitration of the…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Lefteri Poulis and Athena Poulis, His Wife v. State Farm Fire and Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. v. Houston National Bank, Defendant-Third Party v. Jack D. Baize, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by242 opinions
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- Perry Homes v. CullTexas Supreme Court · 2008
- Baby Neal v. CaseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Marcus v. BMW of North America, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2012
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