Local Rule 77.2: Orders and Judgments by the Clerk
D. Del. — General rule
RULE 77.2. Orders and Judgments by the Clerk.
(a) Orders by the Clerk. The Clerk is authorized, without further direction of a judge, to sign and enter orders specifically delineated as allowed to be signed by the Clerk under the Fed. R. Civ. P., and also the following:
(1) Orders specifically appointing persons to serve process in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4.
(2) Orders on consent noting satisfaction of a judgment, providing for the payment of money, withdrawing stipulations, annulling bonds, exonerating sureties or setting aside a default.
(3) Orders of dismissal on consent, with or without prejudice, except in cases to which Fed. R. Civ. P. 23, 23.1 or 66 apply.
(4) Orders entering default for failure to plead or otherwise defend in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 55.
(5) Any other orders which, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 77(c), do not require direction by the Court.
(6) Consent orders extending, for not more than 21 days in any instance, the time to file the record on appeal in the appellate court.
(b) Action by the Court. Any order entered by the Clerk under this Rule may be suspended, altered or rescinded by the Court upon cause shown.