Civil Practice: Ejectment Action-Failure to Appear-Default Judgment

Staff Report//March 4, 2020//

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Where appellant did not timely appear in an ejectment action and the district court entered a default judgment based on a finding that he willfully refused to appear, the court did not abuse its discretion, and the default judgment was appropriate.

Judgment is affirmed.

U.S. v. Hubbard (MLW No. 74577/Case No. 19-1924 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa.