If the defendant does not provide responses to your discovery requests, you can file a motion to compel with the court. This motion asks the court to order the defendant to respond to your requests. Failure to comply with a court order to provide discovery can result in sanctions against the defendant, such as fines or dismissal of their case.
If the defendant does not respond to discovery in a legal case, they may face consequences such as having their defenses struck, being prohibited from presenting certain evidence, or even having their case dismissed. It is important for all parties in a legal case to comply with discovery requests to ensure a fair and efficient legal process.
In some states, if a defendant refuses to admit to certain facts in a request for admissions, the defendant might have to pay the costs incurred by the other party in gathering evidence to prove those facts if the defendant had no reasonable basis for not admitting to them.
No defendant no charges. It is done.
The defendant will most likely loose for not showing up and have to settle regardless.
The plaintiff wins the case by default and a judgment is entered against the defendant. A civil lawsuit summons is not a court order per se and therefore the defendant is not obligated to appear. An order of appearance from the court, interrogatories, depositions, discovery motions and so forth are different matters and the person(s) named should always respond. Legal counsel is always advisable in such matters.
If the defendant has no assets, they may not be able to pay a monetary judgment against them. In such cases, the plaintiff may not be able to collect on the judgment unless the defendant's financial situation changes in the future.
If the liability limits have been exausted, then the defendant has to pay the remainder of the judgement.
Yes. This happens in most cases.
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They got fat
Case gets thrown out.
If a plaintiff does not show up, the case may be dismissed. If a defendant does not show up, a default judgment may be entered against them.