Legal Opinion
Vac-Air, Inc. v. John Mohr & Sons, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided August 31, 1971No. 70-C-535PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION and ORDER
MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.
On June 14, 1971, this court ordered that the answer and counterclaim of the defendant, John Mohr & Sons, Inc., be stricken and default judgment be awarded to the plaintiff, 52 F.R.D. 508. Subsequently, this court awarded damages to the plaintiff following an ex parte hearing. The sanctions authorized by Rule 37(d), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, were deemed appropriate due to the defendant’s repeated disregard of both the Federal Rules and this court’s explicit orders.
There were three instances on the part of the defendant which warranted…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States of America for the Use of Weston & Brooker Company, a Corporation v. Continental Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
- Flett v. W. A. Alexander & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1962
- Vac-Air, Inc. v. John Mohr & Sons, Inc.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1971
3Cited by3 opinions
- Vac-Air, Inc. v. John Mohr & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- Roberson v. ChristofersonDistrict Court, D. North Dakota · 1975
- Vac-Air, Inc. v. John Mohr & Sons, Inc.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1971