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Area of Law: | Litigation & Procedure |
Keywords: | Judgment by default; Judgment for affirmative relief |
Jurisdiction: | Federal |
Cited Cases: | None |
Cited Statutes: | Fed. R. Civ. P. 55, 55(a) |
Date: | 04/01/2014 |
Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55, “[w]hen a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead or otherwise defend, and that failure is shown by affidavit or otherwise, the clerk must enter the party’s default.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a). If the party’s claim is for a sum certain or easily calculable, judgment by default may be entered by the clerk upon request with an affidavit showing the amount due. In all other cases, judgment must be entered by the court.
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