Dawn L. Huntley v. State of Rhode Island

OPINION

Justice ROBINSON, for the Court.

The plaintiff, Dawn L. Huntley, and her attorney, Nicholas S. Gelfuso (the appellants), jointly appeal from a final judgment entered in favor of the defendants. On appeal, the appellants contend that the hearing justice erred in: (1) vacating the entry of default against the defendant Alan Goulart; (2) denying Ms. Huntley’s applications for entry of default against the defendants Gerald Coyne and Patrick Lynch; and (3) imposing a monetary sanction upon Attorney Gelfuso pursuant to Rule 11 of the Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure.

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