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we have won a civil case by defaut

Asked on Mar 20th, 2021 on Business Law - Michigan
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we won the case because they did not answer because of the time allowed now they hired a lawyer after 2 months saying that their are problems that he never answered. so now the want me to go back this April 26 to court to see if i won. the judgment that we won says we won be cause they did not answer the time allowed
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Appellate Practice Attorney serving New York, NY
Not sure what your question is, but courts would much prefer to decide a dispute on the merits, and not because someone made a mistake and didn't answer in the time allowed, so that even if you served them properly, there is a decent chance that the court will vacate the default if they have any kind of reasonable excuse for blowing the deadline.
Answered on Mar 20th, 2021 at 3:23 PM

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