534 U.S. 506 (2002) Cited 17,288 times 20 Legal Analyses
Holding with regard to a 67-year-old plaintiff and a 59-year-old comparator that " difference of eight years between the age of the person discharged and his replacement . . . is not insignificant"
Holding that "[t]here must be a sufficient basis in the pleadings for" the default judgment entered and that " default judgment is unassailable on the merits but only so far as it is supported by well-pleaded allegations, assumed to be true"
Holding that when deciding whether to grant a default judgment, "all well-pleaded allegations in a complaint, except those relating to the amount of damages, are admitted as true following a default"
Holding that parallel litigation on straightforward contract dispute with primary importance only to the immediate parties did not provide any weight for the piecemeal litigation factor
Holding that a Rule 60(b) motion should not be granted where "the party in whose favor judgement has been entered will be unfairly prejudiced by the vacation of his judgment"
Finding NLRB's distinction between the entry of judgment and the enforcement of that judgment convincing and supported by the case law with regard to back pay claims