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Mississippi Application To Clerk For Entry of Default And Supporting Affidavit

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Mississippi
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MS-SKU-0002
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Application To Clerk For Entry of Default And Supporting Affidavit

The Mississippi Application To Clerk For Entry of Default And Supporting Affidavit is a legal document used in the state of Mississippi to officially enter a judgment of default against a party who has failed to respond to court proceedings. This document is typically filed by the plaintiff in a civil case, and it must be accompanied by an affidavit that sets out the facts of the case and provides evidence that the defendant has been properly served with notice of the proceedings. There are two types of Mississippi Application To Clerk For Entry of Default And Supporting Affidavit: an Uncontested Application and a Contested Application. An Uncontested Application is used when the defendant has failed to respond to the summons and complaint, and a Contested Application is used when the defendant has responded but has failed to appear in court. Both types must include the same information, such as the filing party’s name, the case number, the court’s name, and the case title, as well as a description of the legal cause of action, a statement of the facts of the case, and a statement that the defendant has defaulted. The Supporting Affidavit must be signed by the plaintiff and by one or more witnesses who are familiar with the facts of the case.

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When a default is entered, the party who requested the entry of default must obtain a default judgment against the defaulting party within 45 days after the default was entered, unless the court has granted an extension of time.

Interrogatories may, without leave of court, be served upon the plaintiff after commencement of the action and upon any other party with or after service of the summons and complaint upon that party.

Rule 45(a)(1) provides that a subpoena shall command each person to whom it is directed to attend and give testimony, or to produce and permit inspection of evidence, or to permit inspection of premises, and provides further that a command to produce evidence or to permit inspection may be joined with a command to

Request for Entry of Default (Application to Enter Default) (CIV-100) Asks the court to enter a "default" against the defendant or cross-defendant because they failed to file an Answer or other responsive document in the case. Can be used to ask for a default alone, or also a default judgment.

Judgement by default, also known as default judgment, is a judgment entered upon the failure of a defendant to appear before a court or answer a complaint. A default is a failure to perform a duty in legal proceedings.

Rule 55 - Default (a) Entry. When a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead or otherwise defend as provided by these rules and that fact is made to appear by affidavit or otherwise, the clerk shall enter his default.

Default Judgment in a debt collection lawsuit Once a default judgment has been entered, a creditor can then use it to seek to garnish your wages and other property. In Mississippi, a default judgment acts as a lien against property you have in any county where the judgment has been properly entered.

Rule 65 authorizes parties to seek temporary restraining orders (TROs) and preliminary injunctions in civil cases in which permanent injunctive relief or other relief is being sought.

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Mississippi Application To Clerk For Entry of Default And Supporting Affidavit