This court uses a two-step process for default and default judgment. First, the clerk enters default under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(a) when a party has failed to plead or otherwise defend.

I served a copy of this default request and entry on the parties or their attorneys by first-class mail addressed to their last-known addresses as defined by MCR 2.107(C)(3).

If the defendant fails to do so, the plaintiff may obtain judgment for “affirmative relief” against the defendant by default pursuant to “a two-step process requiring (1) the entry of default and (2) …

IF I know the Defendant, who I claim to be in default, is represented by an attorney, I have also mailed a copy of this Application and Affidavit to that attorney.

A motion for default shall include a statement of the basis for venue in the action. A default shall not be entered if it clearly appears to the court from the papers on file that the action was …

To secure the entry of default, the requesting party typically files a motion with the clerk. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a). “Entry of default” occurs when the clerk of the court makes a notation of a …

This packet contains court forms and instructions to file default in how to get a default decree in family cases. Items in BOLD are forms that you will need to file with the Court.