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If you don't file an Answer or you miss a court date, the party suing you will ask the court for a default judgment against you. You can ask the court to vacate (undo) the default judgment. If the judgment is vacated and the case is put back on the court's calendar and the case will continue.
Imagine you've taken someone to court, but they've ignored all proceedings. A motion for default judgment allows you to ask the court to automatically decide in your favor due to the other party's lack of response or action.
A default occurs and is recorded on your credit report when you have missed three consecutive payments on a payment obligation. A judgment is a legal ruling that occurs when a creditor or service provider acts against a borrower for unpaid debts.
The entry of a default judgment. To secure the entry of default, the requesting party typically files a motion with the clerk.
Imagine you've taken someone to court, but they've ignored all proceedings. A motion for default judgment allows you to ask the court to automatically decide in your favor due to the other party's lack of response or action.
The court must allow an application to set aside a default judgment if it has been 'wrongly entered' (CPR 13.2), and. In other circumstances, the court has discretion to, and may, set aside a default judgment (CPR 13.3).
If you do not think the default judgment was appropriately entered against you, you must file a motion with the court asking the judge to “set aside” (void or nullify) the judgment. If the judge grants your motion, the case starts back up again.
A motion is an application to the court made by the prosecutor or defense attorney, requesting that the court make a decision on a certain issue before the trial begins. The motion can affect the trial, courtroom, defendants, evidence, or testimony. Only judges decide the outcome of motions.
For that purpose the judgment debtor should approach the plaintiff/judgment creditor or his/her/its attorney to obtain the written consent to rescission of judgment. There is however no requirement in law that obliges a plaintiff/judgment creditor to give a consent to rescission of judgment.
If default judgment has been entered incorrectly then the court will set it aside, although an application will usually need to be made.