What are the circumstances in which a defendant has failed to appear at a case management conference and subsequently failed to respond to an order striking his answer?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Nextgen Energy Watervliet Twp, LLC v. Bremner, 2016 BCSC 602 (CanLII):
Similar circumstances were found to exist in Abokasem v. Benjamin, 2015 BCSC 2300. There, two defendants initially defended a California action, but subsequently failed to appear at a case management conference and failed to respond to an order that they show cause why their answer should not be struck. Default judgment was entered.
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