Legal Opinion
Hooper-Haas v. Ziegler Holdings, LLC
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 10, 2012No. 11-1747PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the entry of a default and a subsequent judgment. After careful consideration, we conclude that the court acted within its discretion when it entered the default as a sanction for persistent noncompliance with court-ordered deadlines. We also conclude, however, that the court erred in granting relief beyond the scope of relief to which the plaintiffs were entitled. Consequently, we affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand for the entry of a revised judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
This contretemps grows out of a failed real estate transaction. Early in 2008,…
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