Court refuses to set aside default order based on defendants' inaction
Amazon.com, Inc. v. CITI Services, Inc., et al., C. A. No. 99-543-GMS, November 21, 2008.
Sleet, C. J. Court denies defendants’ motion to set aside the default order and judgment.
Court denies defendants’ motion to set aside the default order and judgment. Court had entered the default judgment after defendants failed to retain counsel within 30 days and to respond to outstanding jurisdictional discovery within 60 days following the Court’s order granting defense counsel’s motion to withdraw. Withdrawal was granted based on defendants’ unwillingness to cooperate with their counsel and the failure to compensate their counsel for services rendered. The Court had warned defendants that the failure to retain new counsel and to answer discovery would result in a default.
