Diaz v. Southern Drilling Corp.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1970-03-02

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THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge: The trial court granted default judgment against appellant Trefina, A.G., in this case, as a sanction for the repeated failure of that corporation’s officer, Widmer, to make himself available for deposition. Trefina now appeals, contending (1) that the intervention of the United States, the party requesting the deposition below, was improper in this case, and (2) that the court’s use of the harsh…

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