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This doesn't really surprise me. He's just going to let the Rzucek's have their judgment and go on about his business - whatever he has to do to avoid owning up to his heinous acts. Coward.Chris Watts not fighting wrongful death lawsuit filed by Shanann Watts’ family | 9news.com
Article about Rzucek family wrongful death lawsuit against CW! He's not fighting it!
From The Denver Post:
Christopher Watts not fighting wrongful death lawsuit filed by Shanann Watts's family after murder convictions
"Watts has not hired an attorney in the case and has not filed a single document in the suit since it was filed, court records show.
The Rzuceks filed a motion for default judgment on Monday, court records show. A default judgment can be awarded if the defendant doesn't respond to a suit, triggering an automatic win for the plaintiffs.
"He has failed to answer the case against him," Lambert said.
Lambert said he expects the judge to make a decision on the motion in the next week or two.
If the judge finds that Watts is in default, the court will next have a hearing in which a jury decides how much money the Rzuceks should be awarded in damages.
Watts likely will appear by telephone for that hearing, Lambert said. Watts was transferred from Colorado's Department of Corrections to a prison in Wisconsin shortly after his conviction. Corrections officials have refused to confirm where he is located, but an online system that allows people to send money and mail to inmates showed he was still in the custody of Wisconsin's Department of Corrections on Wednesday.
The judge on Tuesday granted the Rzuceks' request for exemplary damages, which means that any monetary damages awarded will be multiplied. Colorado law allows a multiplier to be applied if the defendant acted intentionally and with malice."