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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
,SS: HOUSING COURT DEPARTMENT
DIVISION
CIVIL ACTION
NO. / / /- / / / / / /
Plaintiff
VS.
Defendant
REQUEST FOR DEFAULT UNDER RULE 55(A)
The undersigned hereby states under the penalties of
perjury, that the defendant ______________________________was
duly served with summons and complaint on ______________________,
as appears from the officer’s return, that the time to serve answer
or other responsive pleading has expired under MRCP 12(a)(1), and
the defendant has not served any answer or responsive pleading, and
has not filed any pleading in court; wherefore, application is
hereby made that the defendant be defaulted.
Signed under the penalties of perjury
Name: _____________________________
Address: __________________________
Telephone: ________________________
Date: _____________________________
NOTICE OF ENTRY OF DEFAULT UNDER RULE 55 (a)
As provided by the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure, the
defendant ________________________is defaulted for failure to plead
or otherwise defend, as shown by the foregoing affidavit.
Judgment for the amount and costs due will entered by the
Clerk upon request and affidavit under Rule 55 (b)(1), or by the
court after assessment under Rule 55(b)(2), unless the default is
earlier set aside by the Court for cause shown under Rule 55(c).
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