Local Rule LAR(c)(4): Entry of Default and Default Judgment
D. Md. — Civil rule
LAR(c)(4) Entry of Default and Default Judgment
After the time for filing a claim or answer has expired, the plaintiff may move for entry of default under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a). Default will be entered upon showing by affidavit or certificate of counsel that:
Notice has been given as required by LAR(c)(3)(a)(i); and
a. Notice has been attempted as required by LAR(c)(3)(a)(ii), where appropriate; and
b. The time to answer by any person asserting a right of possession or any ownership interest in the property has expired; and
c. No answer has been filed and no one has appeared to defend on behalf of the property.
The plaintiff may move for judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(b) at any time after default has been entered.