Crockford's Club Ltd. v. Si-Ahmed

Opinion

KLEIN, P. J.

Defendants and appellants Smail Si-Ahmed, an individual (Si-Ahmed), Costa Overseas, Inc., a Panamanian corporation (Costa), and Inter-Consulter, Inc., a California corporation (Inter-Consulter), appeal an order denying their motion to set aside entry of a default judgment obtained by Crockford’s Club Limited, an English corporation (Crockford’s).

For the reasons discussed below, the order is affirmed.

Factual and Procedural Background

In July 1980, Si-Ahmed passed eight bad checks to Crockford’s, an English gambling casino, in the total amount of £400,000. In late 1982,…