MCI Worldcom, Inc. v. Levin
MCI Worldcom, Inc. v. Levin
Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
AFTER ARGUMENT AND UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the judgment of the District Court is hereby AFFIRMED.
Defendant-Appellant Isaac Levin, pro se, appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (William H. Pauley, III, Judge), entered July 25, 2001, granting Plaintiff-Appellee MCI Worldcom, Inc.’s motion for sanctions pursuant to Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and entering default judgment against Levin.
This Court reviews a district court’s entry of default judgment, and the imposition of sanctions under Rule 37 generally, for abuse of discretion. See, e.g., Bambu Sales, Inc. v. Ozak Trading Inc., 58 F.3d 849, 852 (2d Cir. 1995); Bobal v. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., 916 F.2d 759, 764 (2d Cir. 1990), cert. denied, 499 U.S. 943, 111 S.Ct. 1404, 113 L.Ed.2d 459 (1991). The record reveals that Levin willfully and repeatedly failed to appear for depositions
Reference
- Full Case Name
- MCI WORLDCOM, INC., f/k/a Worldcom Technologies, Inc. and MFS Telecom, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee/Counterclaim v. Isaac LEVIN, Defendant-Appellant/Counterclaimant, EMPIRE TEL INC., Defendant/Counterclaimant, ABC COMPANIES 1-10
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