Mealey's (October 7, 2019, 7:56 PM EDT) -- GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge in Maryland on Sept. 23 entered judgment by default in favor of a hotel franchisor against a former franchisee in the amount awarded by an arbitrator when the franchisee failed to pay certain contractual obligations following foreclosure (Choice Hotels International, Inc. v. Rahi Corp., et al., No. 18-2955, D. Md., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 161683)....