<Dl> <Dd> <Ul> <Li> The Claimant entered judgment when they were not entitled so to do . For example, perhaps a Defense was filed in time, but the Claimant still attempts to enter judgment . The court staff usually check for things like this, but occasionally things slip through the net . It used to be the obligation of the Claimant to apply to set aside their own judgment in these circumstances, but this obligation has recently (in 2005) been dropped . </Li> </Ul> </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> <Ul> <Li> The Claimant entered judgment when they were not entitled so to do . For example, perhaps a Defense was filed in time, but the Claimant still attempts to enter judgment . The court staff usually check for things like this, but occasionally things slip through the net . It used to be the obligation of the Claimant to apply to set aside their own judgment in these circumstances, but this obligation has recently (in 2005) been dropped . </Li> </Ul> </Dd> <Ul> <Li> The Claimant entered judgment when they were not entitled so to do . For example, perhaps a Defense was filed in time, but the Claimant still attempts to enter judgment . The court staff usually check for things like this, but occasionally things slip through the net . It used to be the obligation of the Claimant to apply to set aside their own judgment in these circumstances, but this obligation has recently (in 2005) been dropped . </Li> </Ul> <Li> The Claimant entered judgment when they were not entitled so to do . For example, perhaps a Defense was filed in time, but the Claimant still attempts to enter judgment . The court staff usually check for things like this, but occasionally things slip through the net . It used to be the obligation of the Claimant to apply to set aside their own judgment in these circumstances, but this obligation has recently (in 2005) been dropped . </Li>

Is a default judgment a final judgment on the merits