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Rule 81 requires use of a special summons which commands that the defendant appear and defend at a specific time and place set by order of the court and informs him or her that no answer is necessary.
A default is a failure to perform a duty in legal proceedings. A default judgment is binding, and the defaulting defendant may not litigate his case or present any evidence. A civil action default judgment will grant the amount of relief sought in a plaintiff's complaint.
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. (b) Judgment.
Rule 57 - Declaratory Judgments (a) Procedure. Courts of record within their respective jurisdictions may declare rights, status, and other legal relations regardless of whether further relief is or could be claimed.
Discussing the discovery rule, the court held that causes of action accrue upon the discovery of the injury, not the discovery of the injury and its cause.
Rule 5 provides an expedient method of exchanging written and electronic communications between parties and an efficient system of filing papers with the clerk. This rule presupposes that the court has already gained jurisdiction over the parties.
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.