Yusov v. Yusuf

892 F.2d 784 Richard YUSOV; Miriam Yusov, individuals, and as husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellants, v. Frank M. YUSUF, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee. No. 87-6485. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 13, 1989. Decided Dec. 19, 1989. Kenneth M. Hagen, Fullerton, Cal., for plaintiffs-counter-defendants-appellants. William E. McCormick and Suran Daroosh, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-counter-claimant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before WALLACE, CANBY and TROTT, Circuit Judges. CANBY, Circuit Judge: 1 The Yusovs appeal a default judgment, for a sum in excess of $2 million, entered against them as a sanction for failure to obey the court's orders. They also appeal the denial of their motion to set aside the judgment under Rule 55(c) or 60(b), the failure of the court to enforce a stipulation vacating the default, and the court's refusal to stay execution of the judgment and expunge abstracts of judgment from the county records. 1 Finally, the Yusovs challenge certain discovery rulings of the district court, and the related award of attorneys' fees as a…