LCRLJ  55
                      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 not 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 are made for damages or repairs to
   premises, such claims 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 accounting;

   (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: a written statement setting forth specific
   items of claimed damage.

   (3) Copies of the original documents as called for in paragraphs
2(b) and 2(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.

   (4) 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; Amended 09/01/98]