On April 21st, 2105, we filed a Motion for Default Judgment. The Court Rules require the defendant to file a response to our original Complaint within 21 days of being served with that Complaint; the 21-day clock stopped ticking on the 16th of April.
According to the Rules, at least as I read them, the judge has no discretion in this matter –the language that appears on the Summons is unequivocal: “If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.” The “relief demanded,” of course, is the issuance of a preliminary injunction barred the transfer of land to Graymont (the transfer of any “1836 Ceded Territory” to any entity will also be enjoined).
Click on the Graymont Injunction link, above, for the details.
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I’ve worked in a law office. I studied the Michigan Court Rules a number of years ago. There is a way to calculate effective days that can be difficult even for the best attorneys. Here is a link to calculate future dates. http://courts.mi.gov/courts/coa/pages/time-calculator.aspx
Good luck! Leslie