Legal Opinion
Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Rio Algom Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 15, 1980No. Nos. 79-1427, 79-1502, 79-1641, 79-2004 and 79-2318 to 79-2321PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.
In October of 1976, plaintiff-appellee, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, filed a complaint alleging anti-trust violations against twenty-nine foreign and domestic uranium producers. All of the defendants were duly served with process; however, nine foreign defendants chose not to appear.1 On February 2, 1977, the District Court entered defaults pursuant to Rule 55(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure against each of the nine defaulting defendants. In August 1977, Westinghouse moved for entry of final judgment against the defaulters on the…
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