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THE LAW FUNDER, L.L.C. v. MUNOZ

No. 18-40320.

924 F.3d 753 (2019)

THE LAW FUNDER, L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellee v. Sergio MUNOZ, Jr.; Law Offices of Sergio Munoz, Jr. P.C., doing business as Munoz Law Firm, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed May 16, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Jonathan Smikun , Law Office of Sean R. Callagy, Esq., Paramus, NJ, Juan Francisco Tinoco , Law Office of J. Francisco Tinoco, P.C., McAllen, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John F. Carroll , Attorney, San Antonio, TX, Francisco Javier Rodriguez , Rodriguez, Tovar, Calvillo & Garcia, McAllen, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before KING, SMITH, and WILLETT, Circuit Judges.

The Law Funder, L.L.C., sued Sergio Munoz, Jr., and his law firm for legal malpractice. Finding a series of discovery violations and related malfeasance, the district court struck Munoz's answer. Munoz did not move to replead, and the district court entered default judgment against him. The district court then held a bench trial on damages...

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