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djehutimusic t1_itsjf6t wrote

Why are default judgements even eligible for appeal? If they want to contest it, they should show up the first time.

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hybrid_throwaway_ t1_itsxlat wrote

because pennsylvania doesnt care about poor people or renters. zero protections.

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Paranoidexboyfriend t1_itt6sm9 wrote

Poor renters are the most likely people to end up with default judgments, and the most likely to appeal on eviction cases. The appeals process is usually to the BENEFIT of the tenant. This case is just an exception to that general rule

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Beginning-Yak-911 t1_iu1xh1f wrote

Because you can't define that a magistrate ever served the paperwork or that anybody even exists. How did the magistrate enter a default judgment is a better question, I'm sure nobody was served.

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