{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "nycrr", "section": "202.27", "citation": "Uniform Rules § 202.27", "heading": "Defaults", "text": ["At any scheduled call of a calendar or at any conference, if all parties do not appear and proceed or announce their readiness to proceed immediately or subject to the engagement of counsel, the judge may note the default on the record and enter an order as follows:", "(a) If the plaintiff appears but the defendant does not, the judge may grant judgment by default or order an inquest;", "(b) If the defendant appears but the plaintiff does not, the judge may dismiss the action and may order a severance of counterclaims or cross-claims;", "(c) If no party appears, the judge may make such order as appears just."], "official_source": "https://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-202-uniform-civil-rules-supreme-court-and-county-court", "from_official_api": false, "plain_english": "At a calendar call/conference, if parties don't appear/proceed, the judge may note the default: **(a) plaintiff appears, defendant doesn't → default judgment or inquest; (b) defendant appears, plaintiff doesn't → dismissal (+ possible severance of counterclaims); (c) nobody appears → order as appears just** ★.", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/nycrr/202.27", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}