Local Civil Rule 55.2 (S.D.N.Y. and E.D.N.Y.) — Default Judgment
A published court requirement that applies in New York. Category: Local Rules. Effective January 2, 2026. Verified against the official source (E.D.N.Y. — Local Rules & Division of Business (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York)) on November 3, 2026.
Summary
Local Civil Rule 55.2 (S.D.N.Y. and E.D.N.Y.) — Default Judgment: the court's own rule, verbatim from Local Rules of the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (Effective January 2, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every civil, criminal, admiralty, patent and Social Security case before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York as its series states, alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures; adopted jointly with the Southern District of New York and carded here as the Eastern District applies them.
Requirement
(a) In addition to following the applicable procedures in either (b) or (c) below, any party seeking a default judgment must file: (1) an affidavit or declaration showing that: (A) the clerk has entered default under Local Civil Rule 55.1; (B) the party seeking default judgment has complied with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50a U.S.C. § 521; and (C) the party against whom judgment is sought is not known to be a minor or an incompetent person, or, if seeking default judgment by the court, the minor or incompetent person is represented by a general guardian, conservator, or other fiduciary who has appeared. (2) if proceeding by motion, the papers required by Local Civil Rule 7.1, including a memorandum of law, a proposed order detailing the proposed judgment to be entered; and (3) a certificate of service stating that all documents in support of the request for default judgment, including the “Clerk’s Certificate of Default” and any papers required by this rule, have been personally served on, or mailed to the last known residence (for an individual defendant) or business address (for other defendants) of, the party against whom default judgment is sought. If the mailing is returned, a supplemental certificate of service must be filed setting forth that fact, together with the reason provided for return, if any. (b) By the Clerk (available under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(b)(1)). If the claim to which no response has been made seeks payment only of a sum certain or a sum that can be made certain by computation and does not seek attorney’s fees or other substantive relief, the party seeking default judgment, must file, in addition to the documents listed in (a) above, an affidavit or declaration from someone with personal knowledge showing the principal amount due and owing, not exceeding the amount sought in the claim to which no response has been made, plus interest, if any, computed by the party, with credit for all payments received to date clearly set forth, and costs, if any, under 28 U.S.C. § 1920. Upon confirming that the submission complies with the federal and local rules, the clerk must enter judgment for principal, interest, and costs. The clerk cannot enter judgment against a minor or incompetent person. (c) By the Court (available under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(b)(2)). In addition to the matters required in section (a), above, the party must file a statement of damages, sworn or affirmed to by one or more people with personal knowledge, in support of the request, showing the proposed damages and the basis for each element of damages, including interest, attorney’s fees, and costs.
Source of truth
(a) In addition to following the applicable procedures in either (b) or (c) below, any party seeking a default judgment must file: (1) an affidavit or declaration showing that: (A) the clerk has entered default under Local Civil Rule 55.1; (B) the party seeking default judgment h
- Official source
- E.D.N.Y. — Local Rules & Division of Business (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York)
- Source health
- Healthy · checked November 14, 2026
- Effective date
- January 2, 2026
- Last verified
- November 3, 2026benchpath-nyfed-rules-2026-11-03
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