SWAIM v. MOLTAN CO.

No. 94-3931.

73 F.3d 711 (1996)

Robert SWAIM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MOLTAN COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry A. Macey (argued), Nora L. Macey, Macey, Macey & Swanson, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas Campbell (argued), Nicole M. Smith, Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Chicago, IL, John D. Horne, B.J. Gurley, Moltan Company, Memphis, TN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff obtained a default judgment in an action for wrongful termination of employment. Defendant appeals from both the default judgment and the district court's denial of its motion to vacate that judgment pursuant to FED.R.CIV.P. 55(c) and 60(b). The question before us is whether either of these two decisions manifests an abuse of discretion. We find that the district court exercised sound discretion in entering the default judgment and...

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