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D.N.H. LR 55.1

Default

activein force · 2025-12-01 – presentact-effective-date

(a) Entry by Clerk. The clerk shall enter a default against any party who fails to respond

to a complaint, crossclaim, or counterclaim within the time and in the manner provided by

Fed. R. Civ. P. 12. The serving party shall give notice of the entry of default to the defaulting

party by regular mail sent to the last known address of the defaulted party and shall certify to

the court that notice has been sent.

(b) Damages. Any motion for a default judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(b) shall

contain a statement that a copy of the motion has been mailed to the last known address of the

party from whom such damages are sought. If the moving party knows, or reasonably should

know, the identity of any attorney thought to represent the defaulted party, the motion shall

also state that a copy has been mailed to that attorney.

(§ (a) amended 1/1/97; §§ (a) and (b) amended 1/1/01)

Provenance

Source
www.nhd.uscourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-18
Edition
fed-district-2026-09-19
Content hash
91392c38dcb9924ecd9c38bc5d7608cf06b9ab5e935fbef63f1639a75a0a8ca7
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