W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
In this section 1983 action, the City of Houston appeals a default judgment in excess of $8 million entered against it after the district court struck its answer for discovery abuse. We reverse the default judgment and remand the case for a trial on liability and to allow the district court to consider a more appropriate sanction.
I.
On October 14, 1983, a truck driven by William Pressey, the plaintiff, approached...
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