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E.D. Mich. LR 55.2

Clerk's Entry of Judgment by Default

activein force · 1992-01-01 – presentact-effective-date

Requests for a Clerk's Entry of Judgment by Default must be accompanied by an affidavit which sets forth:

(a) The sum certain or the information necessary to allow the computation of a sum certain.

(b) The name of the defendant who is subject to default.

(c) A statement that the defendant is not:

(1) an infant or an incompetent person, or

(2) in the military service.

(d) A statement that a default has been entered because the defendant failed to plead or otherwise defend in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a).

History

COMMENT: The Clerk's Office has forms for requests for a Clerk's Entry of Judgment by Default and Affidavit of Sum Certain to assist parties and attorneys in complying with LR 55.2. January 1, 1992

Provenance

Source
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Retrieved
2026-09-18
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fed-district-2026-09-19
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