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Still, there were plenty of things to try first. Filings for extension, TCPA, ... you don't just default. That's ... incredibly dumb.I mean, all I'm saying is that if I was a scumbag lawyer with a shit client the only strategy I could come up with to make this problem go away for my clients would be to bleed the opposition dry, because I know that my rates are sub-prime compared to the opponents lawyers. Make them go through every ring of civil law hell. It would both give my clients the highest percentage chance of winning (forcing the opposition to bow out) while simultaneously jerking off my clients for every last cent they're worth.
Or, you know, a check bounced and the lawyer didn't give enough of a shit to file on time. I mean, who the fuck knows at this point.
Basically if the defendant doesn't file any response prior to the deadline, the complainant can file for a default judgement. This means that the court has to make a judgement based only on the evidence and claims which were made in the initial complaint. If the complainant had any case at all, and the defendant didn't even bother to provide any contrary evidence or arguments, then the complainant wins by default.what does Default mean though, that they have to go when ty says? or that the judge has a default date for it?
Yeah... they would likely still be deposed as witnesses in the case against FUNimation and Jamie Marchi.I don't think a default would keep them out of being deposed/testifying, so it'd be the worst of all worlds.
It looks like there's precedent, but it's rather interesting.There's apparently some loophole that technically gives them until midnight. Keep watching.
It looks like there has to be a good reason; the apparent reasoning was "a lack of willfulness by the defendant, a lack of prejudice to the plaintiff, and meritorious defenses."
Would they be so generous to a defendant who has been pulling obvious shenanigans trying to block the plaintiff's discovery process? I guess there's only one way to find out, and that is wait...