If I'm reading correctly, the key bit is:
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Because Costello did not respond to all three requests for admissions within 30 days of receiving them, and did not ask for an extension of time, as required by Indiana trial rules, Costello admitted to the liabilities and damages by default. He also did not appear at a July 2013 hearing, according to court records.
Costello said he never received the requests for admissions and was not notified of the hearing.
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If Costello just ignored these requests for some reason, maybe thinking they'd go away or whatever, that this is kind of on him.
If, though, Zavodnik has figured out a way to serve people requests without them actually knowing about it... Well, that seems like a much larger legal loophole that needs closing.
But without digging into this, the whole article falls apart. If someone sues you and you don't respond, you risk a default judgment against you.
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Because Costello did not respond to all three requests for admissions within 30 days of receiving them, and did not ask for an extension of time, as required by Indiana trial rules, Costello admitted to the liabilities and damages by default. He also did not appear at a July 2013 hearing, according to court records.
Costello said he never received the requests for admissions and was not notified of the hearing.
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If Costello just ignored these requests for some reason, maybe thinking they'd go away or whatever, that this is kind of on him.
If, though, Zavodnik has figured out a way to serve people requests without them actually knowing about it... Well, that seems like a much larger legal loophole that needs closing.
But without digging into this, the whole article falls apart. If someone sues you and you don't respond, you risk a default judgment against you.