Hansueli Overturf v. Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District

Whether entry of default based on defective service of process, which failed to provide defendant with actual notice of the action, violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of notice and an opportunity to be heard?

Whether the Superior Court’s denial of equitable relief from a default judgment, where the defendant lacked proper notice and opportunity to present his objections, violates the Fourteenth Amendment?

Whether the Court of Appeal’s refusal to reinstate an appeal, in light of alleged due process violations in the underlying judgment, violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of a meaningful opportunity to be heard?