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                         RULE NO. 6                                              
                     DEFAULT JUDGMENTS                                           
                                                                                 
    (A) No appearance by defendant. All necessary papers required for entry      
of a default judgment shall be filed at the same time as the motion for          
default judgment, unless extended by court order.                                
    (B) Default judgments shall be subject to the following:                     
    (1) No default judgment shall be granted except upon motion by               
plaintiff's counsel of record, or if none, by motion of plaintiff, pursuant      
to CRLJ 55(b).                                                                   
    (2) No default judgment shall be granted except upon proof satisfactory      
to the court. The court shall require an affidavit setting forth facts           
sufficient for default judgment and at least the following to be on file         
with the motion for default judgment, unless otherwise excused by the court      
for good cause.                                                                  
    (a) on assigned causes of action, the assignment instrument,                 
    (b) on causes of action based on a negotiable instrument, the original       
negotiable instrument,                                                           
    (c) on causes of action based on a retail sales contract, chattel            
mortgage or conditional sales contract, the original contract (or a copy if      
the original has been filed with a government agency). Where applicable, an      
automobile title or bill of sale must be filed,                                  
    (d) on causes of action based on open account where the complaint is no      
specific, a written statement of account setting forth all charges and           
credits and the dates thereof, the nature of merchandise or services             
furnished, and a statement of any interest or surcharges which are               
included,                                                                        
    (e) on causes of action for rent based on an oral lease, a statement of      
account similar to that required in actions on open account, if any claims       
is made for damages or repairs to premises, such claim must be itemized          
separately,                                                                      
    (f) on causes of action for rent based on a written lease, a copy of         
the lease and a statement of account,                                            
    (g) on causes of action based on all other contracts, oral testimony to      
prove performance may be required, together with filing of a copy of the         
contract, if written, and filing or proving the items of account and any         
credits,                                                                         
    (h) on causes of action for tort, the proof required shall be the same       
as required above for proving contract balances except that the following        
additional proof of the amount of damage shall be required: copies of the        
original documents as called for in paragraphs (b) and (c) above may be          
substituted for the original documents with express approval of the court        
and upon certification by the plaintiff that the copy is a true and correct      
copy of the original document.                                                   
    (3) No judgment for accrued interest shall be allowed unless there is        
on file proof of the factors necessary for computation of interest,              
including applicable dates, rate of interest, amounts subject to interest,       
and a computation of the total interest claimed due.                             
(Effective Date: 01/07/87)
	

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